Food Stamps and Medicare
Mike Yelyev
5F1 PD-5
America, said by many to be the greatest country on Earth, but what some people don’t know is that in total America owes other countries such as China, Japan and Great Britain over 14 trillion dollars . Government aids such as food stamps and medical aid aren’t helping America at all. They are actually putting the U.S. in further debt. The federal government should not maintain the SNAP and Medical Care programs because the government is in a financial crisis, hundreds of billions of dollars are spent on these programs, people have become lazy and the American people have become dependent on the government for the basic necessities of life.
Private charities are better for the people than the federal governments SNAP program. Teaching people the fundamentals of money and how to spend it wisely is something the government isn’t good at and the article “Private Charity Should Replace Welfare” proves it. In the article Michael Tanner says “Private aid organizations have a better understanding that true charity starts with individuals making better life choices.” He explains that handing people a check every month does not help them nor does it help the government at all. Furthermore he states that teaching people how to use their money is something the government lacks to do but private charities will be good at. The government doesn’t look at people as individuals. The government doesn’t provide one on one help like private charities do and that is a crucial mistake in aiding the people to a successful life. Tanner also states “Federal Welfare… It neither reduces poverty nor helps the poor people become self-sufficient.” This quote states that welfare does not help people overcome poverty. Because the government doesn’t teach people how to manage their money, the people will never overcome poverty. He also argues that people have realized that they can sit at home and do nothing and still get paid. The people on welfare today rely on
5F1 PD-5
America, said by many to be the greatest country on Earth, but what some people don’t know is that in total America owes other countries such as China, Japan and Great Britain over 14 trillion dollars . Government aids such as food stamps and medical aid aren’t helping America at all. They are actually putting the U.S. in further debt. The federal government should not maintain the SNAP and Medical Care programs because the government is in a financial crisis, hundreds of billions of dollars are spent on these programs, people have become lazy and the American people have become dependent on the government for the basic necessities of life.
Private charities are better for the people than the federal governments SNAP program. Teaching people the fundamentals of money and how to spend it wisely is something the government isn’t good at and the article “Private Charity Should Replace Welfare” proves it. In the article Michael Tanner says “Private aid organizations have a better understanding that true charity starts with individuals making better life choices.” He explains that handing people a check every month does not help them nor does it help the government at all. Furthermore he states that teaching people how to use their money is something the government lacks to do but private charities will be good at. The government doesn’t look at people as individuals. The government doesn’t provide one on one help like private charities do and that is a crucial mistake in aiding the people to a successful life. Tanner also states “Federal Welfare… It neither reduces poverty nor helps the poor people become self-sufficient.” This quote states that welfare does not help people overcome poverty. Because the government doesn’t teach people how to manage their money, the people will never overcome poverty. He also argues that people have realized that they can sit at home and do nothing and still get paid. The people on welfare today rely on
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