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    America’s welfare system has become beaten and bruised. Although the welfare system started out as an appreciated helping hand for people in need‚ undoubtedly it has turned into a cycle that can‚ encourage individuals to hold back from succeeding on their own‚ through its many programs such as food stamps‚ low income and housing assistance‚ to the basic fact of who actually receives the benefits. Welfare was able to dig its roots into America during the time of the Great Depression. At that time

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    of the American population on welfare‚ the government annually spends about 132 billion dollars on welfare‚ which does not include either food stamps or unemployment insurance.” (DOHHS‚ 2012). Since the 1930s‚ many forms of welfare have been assisting the needy families and less fortunate of the society. However‚ within the past few years or so‚ there have been actions made to start drug testing recipients of welfare‚ potentially altering the whole concept of welfare. Although‚ only 3 states‚ as of

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    PHL 215 3/23/10 Ethics of Welfare and Government Assistance When the topic of welfare is brought into an ethical discussion most individuals would surely see it as an ethical act that genuinely helps those in need. This is true to an extent‚ but is it possible that welfare does more harm than good? Most would argue that the hand out of money to those less fortunate is being socially responsible. The question that drives this ethical issue is where does social responsibility end and personal

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    drug testing for welfare. Research was conducted by reading and reviewing online references on the topic of drug testing when applying for welfare. The findings were that certain states in the United States are resorting to drug screening for welfare applications. This has caused complaints of the government being irrational and unconstitutional. In Conclusion it was found that drug testing for welfare would have a positive effect despite the high cost of drug screening welfare applicants.

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    Consequences of a Welfare State While researching texts written about the twentieth century welfare‚ I found that several authors are against the whole idea behind it‚ because in its basic concept welfare mean spending resources on citizens that are less successful in life‚ and who cannot depend on themselves to survive financially. The problem is evident when the government does not have a good plan to spend these resources‚ the consequences of these actions affect the middle-class and the lower-class

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    Black Masculinity: Behaviors‚ Boundaries and Biology What is an ethnic group? An ethnic group is a human population whose members identify with each other‚ usually on the basis of a presumed common genealogy or ancestry . These ethnic groups are usually united by shared cultural values‚ common fields of communication‚ or religious practices. So perhaps the theory of Black masculinity can be considered an ethnic group. There is the obvious factors of being ‘Black’ and ‘male’ that connects these members

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    Franklin D. Roosevelt was elected and encouraged Congress to create a welfare system. With the best intentions‚ politicians began to find a way to pay for votes. Because of the Great Depression many Americans were jobless and were not able to support their families. The federal government created jobs‚ and a stopgap measure to keep individuals and families from falling through a safety net created by social security and welfare. Unfortunately‚ this system came to be abused and mismanaged and today

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    Attan Attan is a traditional Afghan dance. It is said to be one of the oldest forms of Afghan Pagan dance. It is usually performed with a Dhol‚ which is a double-headed barrel drum. The dance can be anywhere from 5 minute to 30 minutes long. There are many different regional variations of Attan‚ the most famous being Kabuli‚ Paktiyaya‚ Mazari‚ Kandahari‚ Sistani‚ Herati‚ Pashayi‚ and Nuristani. During King Yama’s time‚ Attan was performed before going to a war because it used to give the army the

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    tiger‚ Sweden continues to invest in welfare while other countries can no longer afford it. Even normally conflicting parties are attracted to this model: the Left because of high taxes and government spending‚ the Right due to profitable market reforms and the citizens who benefit from a high standard welfare state. Although it looks idyllic‚ the system has some advantages and disadvantages. Welfare State: A love triangle Sweden is synonymous of welfare. The system incorporates you from the

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    Charge Clinton likewise authorized welfare change. In 1996‚ he passed the Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act‚ which made work hunt a necessity down welfare beneficiaries and set lifetime limits on to what extent a man could get welfare. Decreasing wrongdoing was another domestic policy of Bill Clinton’s organization. He passed the Brady Law in 1993‚ which banned attack weapons and made record verifications on handgun purchasers a necessity. He likewise expanded financing

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