It is not hard to fix the welfare system in America. Personally, since I'm paying for it, I think I should be allowed to determine how my money is spent. The following is what I propose.
1) Random drug tests when people claim the check. Mandatory would not work. People could easily plan their illegal drug use and there are ways of masking it. They expect it so what do they care? Randomly, they wouldn't ever know if that day is the day they got tested. If I depended on that check, if I knew I could be tested without warning, do you think I would be smoking that crack or pot and risk losing that money?? No way!
2) Limit on children covered. Yes, yes I know, you can't tell people how many children they can have. Which is a sad thing when you have idiots like the Duggars with their 19 kids and counting. HOWEVER, if I'm the one working hard just to feed myself but also feeding millions of these fatherless children, I should have a say how that money is spent. Therefore, the limit is 3 children. You can have all you want, but the maximum we have to pay for is 3. I don't think this is unreasonable.
3) Proof of job search- Knowing several people on unemployment, it is pretty easy to simply write down where you searched for a job and how long and who you sent a resume or application to. But I think if you send it by email, you should have to provide proof of the time and date sent by printing it out. This would occur to anything sent snail mail. Provide proof of delivery.
4) Welfare for 2 years- NO EXTENTIONS. If you can't find a job in that time, better find a rich man (or woman). However, I think Michigan people should be eligible for every year Granholm has been in office because there aren't any jobs there. Even McDonalds are laying off.
Some of these might be a little extreme but this is the issue. It is not the government's job to take care of us. It is not my job to take care of you. We are supposed to take care of ourselves. In the end, that's the only person you can depend on. You chose to have those kids. Therefore, it's your job to take care of them. Not mine, not your neighbor's, not the Govt. It's yours. It's funny how we don't want the Govt in our business but we want the Govt to help us. You can't have it both ways.
I do want to say: there are people who are legitimately hurting and don't want the help but need it. It's nice to have these social programs, but they are bankrupting us as quick as the congress is. When no one has money, what then??
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