I don't agree with the welfare system either. If somebody really needs help from the rest of society, well and good. However, being supported by the rest of society, when you can do at least something to support yourself, is a no go.
You do not want me on my welfare soapbox, I rent and work on a lot of government subsidized and low income housing. I see more fraud than I can shake a stick at and I'm only see seeing a tiny microcosm of the national picture. Are there folks that really need help, absolutely! Are there folks milking the system for all it's worth, you bet your bippy there are! And that is what really burns me, perfectly able body people walking the street, getting a government check, living in government house, eating on government food stamps and whining that it's not enough ... get a ***** job! I have some HUD house that the government pays the bulk of the rent and they have to come up with a paltry sum each month to meet the balance, like $80 or so, less than a $100 on every house. And they can't do it! They can have a cell phone, cable, DVD's, bling-bling, and a $150 hair-do but they can't come up with their share of the rent? Please I waste more time and energy than I make to collect it. I have NO empathy for their hard luck stories, pay you bills or get the hell out of my house. There is nothing I haven't heard over the years. Just today I had to track down a slacker 2 months behind, blamed it on x-mas, then blamed it on cold weather, then blamed on the economy, etc .. then claimed he was going to pay me first thing soon as he got his taxes back, I'm like taxes? You got to work first! After a bunch of BS I got about half while he claimed his children would go hungry to which I said 'I didn't take your food stamps, so give it (expletive) rest.", and he's got to the end of the month to get the balance. Maybe he can send he kids to school to paid and help with the rent. Well I'm off topic and it's the thread I started ... good going Cheeze!
I'd better stop before my blood pressure gets up ...