For years many people have heard about welfare, and when they did several different thoughts came into their mind. Most believed that people on welfare, were lazy, were typically minorities, and were lazy bums who did not want to do anything with their lives. In some cases that stereotype is completely correct. There are many people who believe that the government should pay for everything they do, and they choose to sit waistside and let them do exactly that. Welfare is a tool that it not supposed to be a crutch, although that is what many people use it for. Welfare is an idea that was created to help people who could not truly provide for themselves and their families. Over the years it has transformed into something completely different it has been made to not give people the push in the right direction and try to find a job, and a way to have a better life,but has pushed the people away and made them believe that they could sit around on teh couch all day because they knew they would have someone that could help with the bills.
On the other hand there are people who do not take advantage of welfare. There are still honest people in the world who are truly looking for a job, and are trying to better themselves and their family, but just need a little assistance at the moment. I believe that although there are people who do take advantage of the system, welfare should remain to help those honest people who are trying to do something with their lives. And I believe they should not have to pay for the laziness and ignorance of others.
-Penelope Drumming
Some people who are on welfare have either lost everything and had to depend on welfare to get them by or they just did not care about their well being and their future so just decided to take the easy route and get on welfare. My sister had to apply for welfare because she got pregnant at a young age and needed some support for her child. She's doing the best she can but I believe that she can do better. Hopefully, I won't have to think of welfare as an option.
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