U.S. Social Welfare Argument Summary
Argument Summary
The original idea of the United States Social Welfare System that was prompted in the 1930s due to the Great Depression, was that it would be a temporary program used to help those who recently became unemployed to get back on their feet. In a recent article by Hope yen of the Huffington Post, "Four out of 5 U.S. adults struggle with joblessness, near-poverty or reliance on welfare for at least parts of their lives, a sign of deteriorating economic security and an elusive American dream." If you look at it more closely 114.8 million families as of 2010 depend on welfare compared to 4.5 million families in 1996. The United States government should restructure the existing qualifications and regulations for any current and future dependents seeking assistance from government-funded programs due to the increasingly high rate of chemical dependency, financial instability, and fraud within the programs. Isn't it ironic in our society today, that individuals are administered drug testing if they want to bring home a paycheck in efforts to provide a roof over their head, clothes on their back, and food in their mouth? At the same time it's not required by another individual who is requesting government assistance in their efforts to receive the exact same things? You could argue that the individuals applying for those jobs are not personally obligated in any way to subject themselves to undergo any drug-testing. However, those same individuals would likely be overlooked for any consideration of employment due to failure of meeting the companies drug-free policy. So why aren't welfare recipients required to undergo drug-testing in order to receive any government assistance? As of today, it is mandatory for all states within the US to implement and sustain comparable regulations for any recipients and applicants that apply for welfare in efforts to reduce welfare assistance fraud. Welfare fraud correlates directly with the financial
The original idea of the United States Social Welfare System that was prompted in the 1930s due to the Great Depression, was that it would be a temporary program used to help those who recently became unemployed to get back on their feet. In a recent article by Hope yen of the Huffington Post, "Four out of 5 U.S. adults struggle with joblessness, near-poverty or reliance on welfare for at least parts of their lives, a sign of deteriorating economic security and an elusive American dream." If you look at it more closely 114.8 million families as of 2010 depend on welfare compared to 4.5 million families in 1996. The United States government should restructure the existing qualifications and regulations for any current and future dependents seeking assistance from government-funded programs due to the increasingly high rate of chemical dependency, financial instability, and fraud within the programs. Isn't it ironic in our society today, that individuals are administered drug testing if they want to bring home a paycheck in efforts to provide a roof over their head, clothes on their back, and food in their mouth? At the same time it's not required by another individual who is requesting government assistance in their efforts to receive the exact same things? You could argue that the individuals applying for those jobs are not personally obligated in any way to subject themselves to undergo any drug-testing. However, those same individuals would likely be overlooked for any consideration of employment due to failure of meeting the companies drug-free policy. So why aren't welfare recipients required to undergo drug-testing in order to receive any government assistance? As of today, it is mandatory for all states within the US to implement and sustain comparable regulations for any recipients and applicants that apply for welfare in efforts to reduce welfare assistance fraud. Welfare fraud correlates directly with the financial