Should we place welfare recipients into jobs that cannot be state funded otherwise as a requirement for aid?

Question

It seems that in many states, parks are being closed and programs are being cut, largely due to lack of funds to hire adequate staff. Since there are plenty of perfectly healthy welfare recipients out there, why couldn't we require them to staff these areas as part of their requirements to recieve aid? I call it work for welfare.

Answer 1

Welfare was never intended to be a long term fix. It was originally intended to help a person over a hard time. The government took over what many churches used to do and that occurred during the Great Depression. It was to help the economy of the US to get moving. However, in many cases it has turned into a way of life for people, though not all. Some do use it the way it was intended: A short term fix to get through a hard time. What I think is happening is there are so many "social programs" that the middle and upper class are supposed to support for those less fortunate that everyone receiving aid is lumped together.



I do think that that there should be limits on what can be bought with food stamps. I have watched people buying food with their food stamps that I can not afford to buy with my money. Is that right? I also know that some people receiving welfare will take their check and go to the local Indian casino to try and get more money to pay their bills. Now that money they are using is supposed to be used for rent and food, ect, not gambling. Is that right? Wouldn't it be right if they hit the jackpot that first the money they won would be used to repay what has been given to them over the years in welfare?



My suggestion is to have those that want to receive welfare to have them work for their check. If they have children, provide childcare. They could either work or go to school. If they chose the school route they would have to state a goal, maintain a certain grade point average, and if they did not, then they would lose the welfare or go to work. One person mentioned that this would be slavery. I guess it could be considered "wage slavery".

Answer 2

I agree with placing welfare recipeints into some of the availabe jobs that are out there. I also feel that because you are a welfare recipient does not mean that you are worhtless; now I do have a problem with people who sit at home and do nothing but wait for a hand out!!! Their are some mothers who don't work for different reasons and I was one of them but my situation was different because I have education and a Law Enforcement background but sometime situations arise and you have to do what may be best for your children at that particular time I was laid off from my job for no apparent reason and din't receive a welfare check but I recieved foodstamps. There is an old saying that a mother will take of her children by hook or crook. Talk to your parents or grandparents they will tell you all about it.. I was also going to school to better myself as well. So I have been on both side of the fence. I'm also a single mother of 4 young children the oldest being 13. We sometimes jump to conclusions about welfare recepients and don't know the whole story all we see is someone we think should be working and that maybe so; but do we ever stop to think why? There are alot of welfare recepients who look for work on a daily basis and people won't hire them for lack of education/training and skills now if you had your own business would you hire them? Stop and think be a solution to the problem not the cause of it!!!! People sit back and talk about welfare recipients but does anyone really know how hard it is to be a single parent and there is a big difference between 1 child and 3 you are responsible for those children no matter what you do work or not. Jobs don't want to hear it when you say I have to leave because my children are sick or because my daycare is closed for the Holiday. I have 4 children and they all get good grades they are very respectfull and thankfull for the days that I spend at home with them. Most jobs in Virginia where I live require 12 hour shifts now who will watch the kids because a 13 year old can't watch 3 younger siblings never the less watch themselves. Talk to your government and maybe some welfare recipients will return to work. Some people believe that all people receiving welfare just want to live like that who in ther right mind wants to live off a $300.00 check a month only a Damn fool can think that's exceptable that won't even pay my lights/water. We need to try to find some answers and figure out what we can do to help those who want help. For those that don't want a better way of life and no responsibilities I say we make them volunteer for their welfare checks. Let them work somewhere and the only way they get their check each month depends on whether or not they worked the month before. i bet they will change then.

Answer 3

If You are going put people on welfare into theses "jobs" that you are talking about than, they should get paid the wage anyone else would if they were not on welfare doing the same job. then they would not need welfare. Why is it that some people want "you people or better yet us poor people" to work but they don't want to pay livable wage. What makes a person walking in off the street, more better than some on welfare. because basically your saying that the person on welfare should not get a livable wage. and by the way, as long as people continue making these new programs, forcing people into work, we will new get rid of poverty ,because its poverty that's the real problem, you do that by education, job training, and child care and most of all livable wage jobs, now there is some painful things many of you will have to deal with which is, some people are never going to be able to leave the home and work because of disability, and or disability in the family, I know its a hard pill for many of you to swallow, but its the truth, but you know "those percentage of people sitting around collecting a check and watching the stories and eating bon bon's" that percentage of people that are not working and not looking are disabled, you ask how, since welfare reform the only way you can be exempt from working is if your are disable or taking care of some who is. so lets get off the "people on welfare bashing band wagon, and look a real solution, because after all it was America that built welfare, not the people on it .

Answer 4

They in all risk have a greater suitable risk of having a low-paying interest than the commonplace Joe who has on no account utilized for something from the government. There are all forms of incentives obtainable to companies who hire welfare recipients, discovered that once finding at a Walmart application after retiring. the project is that such quite some greater women are working now and the government has constrained abode day cares to the factor that a low-paying interest won't pay for hassle-loose needs (lease, utilities,meals, transportation, laundry, etc.) plus the further value of day care these days, if a individual would not have a relied on relative to look after the youngsters. Have heard women a decade or so older than me say that as quickly as they have been divorced with toddlers they could iron clothing and babysit and make adequate money to get by on. sounds like the greater the government regulates the harder it gets for decrease earnings people. I additionally accept as true with Paul, people who take some thing could be predicted to pay returned in some way, choosing up trash or recycling for the city or some thing.

Answer 5

They did that back in the 80s I worked in the Illinois Department of Public Aid as a file clerk for three months. The problem was a bunch of bleeding hearts decided the government was using recepients as slaves and had the program shut down. All the case workers were disappointed when I had to leave. It was a good deal, I got experience for a job and they got free help. So goes the system. seleve

Answer 6

We should put Welfare Recipients to work wherever we can find a job for them in order to recieve benefits, except for State jobs or State sponsored jobs. Putting them in a role of a worker is imperative to break the chain of support. Get them out in the work force and off of the role of public dependancy. I call it "workfare" because it is fair that they work too! If they do not work, or they miss time, they get nothing for that time. E.

Answer 7

absolutely we have entirely too many career welfare recipients who are perfectly capable of working but "cant find a job" of course we would have to provide them with transportation and child care but it would still be worth it to see them actually have to get out and work like the rest of society and break the cycle of something for nothing.

Answer 8

I am not sure that they would qualify for those positions and the training would be very expensive. However, it requires very little training to pick up trash, rake leaves, clean offices, buildings etc.

Answer 9

Hey, great idea. It is already being done in many states ("Red"ones).

Answer 10

If it where they can home school or the bus runs by,hey go for it.

Answer 11

That's called slavery. A time limit for benefits would be a little better.

Answer 12

yes but would you go to a park if it was full of black people ??? come on !111!