The Pros And Cons Of Welfare

Welfare is a program that helps those in need of medical assistance, social security, food stamps, etc. It is not right to take advantage of welfare systems in order to satisfy the wants that people may desire on a daily basis. Taking advantages of welfare is like stealing money without putting work into it. Therefore, do not steal money if there was no work effort put into earning the amount that was given.
Many abusing the welfare system do not realize that they are making other available workers pay for their “necessities”. These hardworking Americans are being deducted money from their weekly paychecks. Sometimes that money taken away is never returned to them through taxes, which affects how they feel towards the welfare system. In fact, welfare currently pays more than a minimum-wage job in 34 states and the District of Columbia. (Tanner 1). This evidence explains how unfair it is to take advantage of those who work their hardest to be able to sustain their families at home. Welfare already pays more than a minimum-wage job, so that is a motive to why many Americans take an upper hand in getting welfare.
Those families should be able to receive food stamps, which is also a kind of welfare program. This $70 billion program provides essential food to just under 44 million low-income Americans, the majority of whom are women and children. (Rude 1). This evidence proves that single mothers are the majority of welfare recipients because there is not a father figure to help maintain the household. The only people who should be restricted from using welfare are those who lie about their marital status to obtain more government support for their