Quote: It would also create an atmosphere where states absolutely would seek to harp down on fraud which is a huge problem with welfare.

Bingo!!


This is a big issue to many people in my area of the country. Welfare fraud is rampant. It really is ridiculous.


I'm all for giving assistance to everyone that legitimately need it, as there are many cases that do.

However, there are so many people in my area that have been getting varying forms of "entitlements" for years, that have no business receiving them. There are jobs available, yet they won't (actually refuse to) work. Disability is also severely abused by many here who mow their lawns, dig/plant gardens, work on vehicles and homes,, etc.. Its sickening.

I've worked for a lot of years alongside many peers making a decent "middle class" wage. It sickens many of us to see quite many people in our area that are more than capable of working like us, but won't. And, it seems that they don't struggle as much as we do (no rent/mortgage,, free phones,, food allotments,, clothing allotments,, sizeable disability/SSI checks,, etc.). In all honesty, it makes us that are working feel like we are the big suckers, working everyday when we could go with the fraudulent route too.


Yes, welfare/assistance/entitlement (whatever you want to call it) is a necessary program for many people who legitimately need it. But, I seriously doubt that anyone will ever look to really clean up all the fraud. The more people that are given entitlements (legitimate or not), the more those same people will keep voting for the party/politicians that keep giving them their "free" living. It's all political power play, and it's a big part in wrecking this country's finances,, IMO.


Sad stuff.

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