Welfare
American Welfare:
Practically Imperfect
Johnny Hayek
Oakland University
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Introduction
“I know how hard it is for you to put food on your family."
The 43rd president of the United States of America said this, George W. Bush. Such a brilliant statement, and not just in the comical sense. Although the quote is a perfect example of his dyslexia he was able to get his point across, it is hard for Americans to put a sufficient amount of food on the table for their families, or on them, however you would like to interpret that. Fortunately for us Americans, our government has established a system called welfare that aids us in putting food on our families. What is welfare you may ask? Webster’s dictionary has two definitions for it, both of the same nature though. It is first defined as “the state of doing well especially in respect to good fortune, happiness, well-being, or prosperity.” The second defines it as “a government program for poor or unemployed people that helps pay for their food, housing, medical costs, etc.” From the surface it seems as if those two definitions belong together, and in theory they do. So where is the problem? The problem is what has become of the welfare system today. CONTINUE INTRO AFTER PAPER
History As of all things that exist, there was at one point a cause for that occurrence. Although in the current age welfare is needed, but there was once a time where the American population needed it more than ever. To better understand the system one must learn why it exists in the first place. The Great Depression caused the American economy to plummet, this was a time of despair and minimal revenue to American families. Previous to the Great Depression the low income families would often be given financial aid by their local communities, once the 1930’s hit all families were in need of this sort of aid. Franklin D. Roosevelt, who was president at the
Practically Imperfect
Johnny Hayek
Oakland University
**ADD ABSTRACT**
Introduction
“I know how hard it is for you to put food on your family."
The 43rd president of the United States of America said this, George W. Bush. Such a brilliant statement, and not just in the comical sense. Although the quote is a perfect example of his dyslexia he was able to get his point across, it is hard for Americans to put a sufficient amount of food on the table for their families, or on them, however you would like to interpret that. Fortunately for us Americans, our government has established a system called welfare that aids us in putting food on our families. What is welfare you may ask? Webster’s dictionary has two definitions for it, both of the same nature though. It is first defined as “the state of doing well especially in respect to good fortune, happiness, well-being, or prosperity.” The second defines it as “a government program for poor or unemployed people that helps pay for their food, housing, medical costs, etc.” From the surface it seems as if those two definitions belong together, and in theory they do. So where is the problem? The problem is what has become of the welfare system today. CONTINUE INTRO AFTER PAPER
History As of all things that exist, there was at one point a cause for that occurrence. Although in the current age welfare is needed, but there was once a time where the American population needed it more than ever. To better understand the system one must learn why it exists in the first place. The Great Depression caused the American economy to plummet, this was a time of despair and minimal revenue to American families. Previous to the Great Depression the low income families would often be given financial aid by their local communities, once the 1930’s hit all families were in need of this sort of aid. Franklin D. Roosevelt, who was president at the