Quote:So you think poor people - people who have often made poor economic decisions - are making wise economic choices?

 

Do you have any idea how much a woman receives in AFDC, and how much "extra" she gets per child? Look it up, and then tell me you think women are having kids to "make money".

 

You said it didn't happen. It does happen and it's more often then you give it credit.

 

Again, I have listened to them tell me that they intend on having more children to get more money. Apparently, it's enough for them to want to do it. 

 

Quote:I can cite as many families where the opposite is true, where they do whatever they can to get off the public dole or, at the very least, don't produce children just to increase their benefits. Welfare recipients are an easy target. The abusers are easy to spot, and a lot of people want to think they are the reason this country is going to hell. These same people will vote for a politician that makes sure a Navy base that is their source of income remains open, whether it is vital to our national defense, or not. There are many recipients of government welfare.

 

Welfare babies are not the scourge and drain on our system they are portrayed to be. Regardless, what is the solution? Starve the children? Mandatory vasectomies and/or tubal ligations?

 

That's doesn't mean the opposite isn't true. I'm not against the idea of welfare.

 

They may not be responsible for our country's downfall, but it's still a problem we need to address. 

 

I drive the same streets, in the same neighborhoods, in the same ghetto, every single day. I have talked to these people. They have offered to buy me drinks / food with their EBT cards. I've listened to them buy others drinks / foods with their EBT cards and a lot of it. I see people, I know are on government assistance, spend all day walking up and down the streets. They walk right by businesses with "Help Wanted" posted on the window. I can go on and on. 

 

There are a lot of people that legitimately need help. When I walk into someone's section 8 home, and they have more food than I do, an XBOX One / Playstation 4, a large flatscreen TV, then there's a problem with the system. You think these are the outliers. I've seen too many to say you're right.

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