A Note on welfare

A lot of our discussion this week focused on welfare, so I thought it would be fitting to write more about it here. For this post I am not trying to gauge one's opinion on Obama or the budget or slashing welfare system, social security, or any of that. Let's look at welfare at it's basic value. We know that most people use the welfare system honestly, and that the few that do make the system on a whole look bad. Greed isn't a trait associated with people on welfare, it is a character flaw in humanity. Greed  and cheating exists outside the welfare system. There are also more people that are eligible for it then cheat it, we heard about few examples saying that pride was the main reason. Many people just want to get by on their own. Yes, there are obvious problems. It was designed to be temporary, but this proved to not be the case.

But I think we can all agree that welfare, or some sort of support of support program, can be a necessity if used correctly. Unfortunately, there are poor and suffering in this country. A lot of people also say that they should have to pay for other people. But this is the essence of government to provide services to the people. The money we pay for taxes goes to numerous things, roads and highways, government programs, infrastructure, and etc. Since it is a service just like a lot of other programs, it is one's civic duty to do his role. Many of the critics of welfare are often very skeptical because they have never been in a situation where they were on welfare or a similar program, and these people have drawn a lot of support for a situation they are inexperienced in.

Are there problems with welfare? Yes. There are a lot of problems in government, not just welfare. While most of us live honest lives without poverty, lest us not forget those that struggle in this country. I think they too have a right to an honest living like every other citizen, and if welfare gives them that push or that help that they deserve.