Welfare Is A Good Idea - 1518 Words

Welfare is a good idea that financially helps those in need and provides people with an income when they are unable to earn a monthly wage; however, when this system is abused it is no longer efficient. Welfare was intended for people who are permanently disabled mentally or physically and are unable to work, but welfare has become an option for every American, even those who do not want to work but are capable of doing so. The American Economy has started to decline because of this due to many people realizing they can get more money with less effort. This problem has only grown worse over time since its creation. Even the hardworking American doesn’t make as much as a welfare recipient since the system of welfare pays more†¦show more content†¦Over time the feeling of embarrassment has begun to fade away and more people have begun receiving welfare without feeling remorse. According to a recent study, the government spends $131.9 billion dollars Moore 2 annually on welfare which, if certain recipients stopped receiving money, could be drastically decreased. Many welfare recipients have children; some recipients have more children to get more money. These children are majorly affected by seeing their parents get money. Most children do not understand how the system works and think the nice government is giving their parents money for doing nothing. This would have many physiological effects on the children who witnesses this and destroys their drive to do anything for themselves. This has been seen in many European welfare states; welfare is recognized to contribute to social depression and destroy parts of society as a hole (Forde, Ian, Ruth Bell, and Michael G. Marmot 1). As the children grow up, they may not learn how the system works and believe that they can do the same thing their parents have done and get welfare money as well. If too many children witness this, overtime the economy will steadily lose workers, causing those who do work to work harder and cause many American factories to move overseas away from the people who actually need the jobs. This will cause America to go into the next Great Depression and possibly not recover. A shocking