pDoes welfare make people lazy?

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Yes, it does

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No, it doesn't

15 %

I have mixed feelings

@Feb '13 V 502 votes c 317 comments

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gherlone voted

v Yes, it does
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solodad voted

v Yes, it does
Tue

Hoosierdaddy

v I have mixed feelings

It most certainly can, to say it doesn't it naive and to say it absolutely does is short sighted I know people one both need it and people who are just lazy

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smbiz voted

v No, it doesn't
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1971tennessee

v Yes, it does

It is supposed to be a hand up in hard times...and yet we have turned it into a generational source of income.

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Mon
Qavvavak voted

v No, it doesn't
Mon
Republiccommi endorsed bsking

v Yes, it does
Mon
tarakitten voted

v No, it doesn't
Mon
mcadwell endorsed Thunderchicken

v Yes, it does
Mon
Jen13411 endorsed Len_in_NY2

v I have mixed feelings
Jun 16
fantasyflygon endorsed Speedieg

v No, it doesn't
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Jun 16
ematzke voted

v Yes, it does
Jun 16
Philof endorsed bsking

v Yes, it does
Jun 15

Starsplash

v I have mixed feelings

Welfare can make people lazy, but however, I believe that there are people out there that work 2 jobs and still can't make it. Welfare would help those people. We need to get over that everyone on welfare is lazy. If there are people out there working 2 jobs and still can't make it, and resort to welfare to help them out, are those people lazy?

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Jun 15
BlissHeart voted

v Yes, it does
Jun 14
MarkColwell endorsed Speedieg

v No, it doesn't
Jun 14
Bluephoenix endorsed Neo_NtheMatrix

v Yes, it does
Jun 14
east2west voted

v No, it doesn't
Jun 14
ladywaterwood voted

v I have mixed feelings
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Jun 14
buckilaked voted

v I have mixed feelings
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Jun 14
hancel voted

v Yes, it does
Jun 13
TWH voted

v Yes, it does
Jun 13
dethkat666 endorsed Speedieg

v No, it doesn't
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Jun 13
skspls voted

v Yes, it does
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Jun 13
USN-22 voted

v Yes, it does
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Jun 11
nagydonnac voted

v Yes, it does
Jun 11
rojopa voted

v Yes, it does
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Jun 11
Liz29 voted

v No, it doesn't
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Jun 11
Rabardan voted

v Yes, it does
Jun 9
CATTLEPROD voted

v Yes, it does
Jun 6
foodbaby voted

v No, it doesn't
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Jun 5
SlimElmo91 voted

v Yes, it does
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Jun 3

Liam_npc

v Yes, it does

Well when a program provides more money for each baby a mother has and the mother doesn't have to identify the daddy truthfully, final stupidly the program has no time limit to get off the government tit. Crude a little but true.

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Jun 1
Just_Lisa voted

v Yes, it does
Jun 1
rtoberl voted

v Yes, it does
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Jun 1

Lucky_P

v No, it doesn't

No. I think the feelings of hopelessness and helplessness do that. I know several people who get public assistance. They would love to work. Truthfully. But no jobs starting salary will give them what is needed to survive. So working has become something they can not do, it is not something they do not want to do.

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May 30
LEC endorsed Speedieg

v No, it doesn't
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May 30
Texasbuzz voted

v Yes, it does
May 29

jessejaymes

v Yes, it does

Absolutely yes. WORKFARE not welfare.

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May 28

JTHEM

v I have mixed feelings

There needs to be a net to keep people off the streets; however, too many young people are in welfare because of fraud and dependency issues. Welfare as delivered by bureaucrats is abusive, limiting, and stressful for too many trying to get off it. I have met too many people who have learned to manipulate the system.

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May 27
Ron-Paul voted

v Yes, it does
May 26
Bunny voted

v Yes, it does
May 26
bobpii voted

v Yes, it does
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May 24
DemonsAngel13 endorsed TexasDey

v No, it doesn't
May 24

BravoJuliet

v Yes, it does

Hahaha! Most of them here in our area are also the same ones in and out of jail and drug rehab every other year along with having about five kids each in CPS!

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May 23
JumpRoundhouse endorsed Len_in_NY2

v I have mixed feelings
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May 23
Jackfox11 endorsed bsking

v Yes, it does
May 21
9MileTrucking voted

v Yes, it does
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May 20
randy28 voted

v Yes, it does
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May 20
SgtRock endorsed bsking

v Yes, it does

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Hoosierdaddy

v I have mixed feelings

It most certainly can, to say it doesn't it naive and to say it absolutely does is short sighted I know people one both need it and people who are just lazy

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1971tennessee

v Yes, it does

It is supposed to be a hand up in hard times...and yet we have turned it into a generational source of income.

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Jun 15

Starsplash

v I have mixed feelings

Welfare can make people lazy, but however, I believe that there are people out there that work 2 jobs and still can't make it. Welfare would help those people. We need to get over that everyone on welfare is lazy. If there are people out there working 2 jobs and still can't make it, and resort to welfare to help them out, are those people lazy?

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Jun 3

Liam_npc

v Yes, it does

Well when a program provides more money for each baby a mother has and the mother doesn't have to identify the daddy truthfully, final stupidly the program has no time limit to get off the government tit. Crude a little but true.

B1

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Jun 1

Lucky_P

v No, it doesn't

No. I think the feelings of hopelessness and helplessness do that. I know several people who get public assistance. They would love to work. Truthfully. But no jobs starting salary will give them what is needed to survive. So working has become something they can not do, it is not something they do not want to do.

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May 29

jessejaymes

v Yes, it does

Absolutely yes. WORKFARE not welfare.

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May 28

JTHEM

v I have mixed feelings

There needs to be a net to keep people off the streets; however, too many young people are in welfare because of fraud and dependency issues. Welfare as delivered by bureaucrats is abusive, limiting, and stressful for too many trying to get off it. I have met too many people who have learned to manipulate the system.

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May 24

BravoJuliet

v Yes, it does

Hahaha! Most of them here in our area are also the same ones in and out of jail and drug rehab every other year along with having about five kids each in CPS!

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May 20

Bill2E

v Yes, it does

If everything necessary to live is given to you free what is the incentive to work. Plus you get free medical care for life id your on welfare fore life.

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May 20

Mbjhug

v No, it doesn't

Welfare itself doesn't facilitate the laziness. It's the dependence on it that does. When you perpetuate the reasonings for needing welfare, well then you get people locked in the circle. So many people are walking the line with welfare, that if you make just 1 cent more a year, you lose everything and you would be in a much worse state than if you didn't even have a job. The problem isn't the welfare dollars or even the people on welfare. It's the program behind it, and the economy that makes it "thrive". Of course, there will always be a few bad eggs in the bunch and it's always those that will stick out the most and spoil it for the rest of us. Want people off welf...

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May '13

Jeff_Culpepper

v Yes, it does

Real simple. Human nature. Necessity is the mother of invention (and motivation). If there ain't no necessity, there ain't no invention (or motivation). If a person can get a free ride that person will take a free ride, especially if that was the example set by mom, and grandma, and great grandma. Sadly, the flip side of the equation is this: hard work is its own reward while laziness is its own punishment (drugs, illegitimate kids, poor self image, obesity, health problems). The road to hell is paved with good intentions. Welfare was the first mile paved.

B1

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May '13

Realthinker

v I have mixed feelings

The answer to this question was very well researched and documented by Marvin Olasky in his book "The Tragedy of American Compassion." I highly recommend this book for anyone interested in a rational discussion of this issue.

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May '13

Laity1

v Yes, it does

A fact-based study in Australia was very revealing. They offered one year of unemployment benefits. 90% found work in the 11th month. So, some argued that 10% left-out was a number too high and that it took some folks longer than a year to find work. So, Australia extended benefits to two years. Afterward, 90% found work in the 23rd month. Australia has since changed back to one year of benefits. If this doesn't tell you about human nature what will?

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May '13

oldsolder

v Yes, it does

It makes people lazy and allot of recipients see welfare as a job, it pays good so no reason to do better.

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May '13

forrest

v Yes, it does

Welfare is a tool used by liberals to enslave the poor.

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May '13

Glich

v No, it doesn't

It makes them "Slaves who vote"

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May '13

Avoicenmany

v Yes, it does

I remember back about 15 years ago when I still lived in IL. A local TV station did a story on one building of the Ford Hight's projects, in the story they found that there was one family of 4 generations living in that building ALL on welfare... Made me think everytime I drove past them in my 8 year old car looking at the Caddies and Lexus's in the lot at 10AM..

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May '13

Classified

Some of those same people were moved out of Cabrini Green into the suburbs, living in nice apartments without paying via section 8 while my rent continued to rise to cover it. Those that abuse the system should be removed from using it so the people that actually need help can get it.

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May '13

miketost

v Yes, it does

Is dependence another word for lazy?

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May '13

The_Bald_Guy

v Yes, it does

When you have 3rd and 4rth generation welfare recipients griping that they arent getting enough rather than trying to better their own lot, I think it is a sign of a serious problem.

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May '13

BossTweed

v Yes, it does

Not in States which offer extravagant Free Money as a reward for not even trying to make something of yourself. Once you have gotten something for not even making an effort for too long it becomes your "check" as if you actually deserved other Americans giving you more and more and more of other citizens hard earned money. Team Obama consider it "social justice' and Income redistribution" Far Left politicians know that if they break the spirits of American citizens by making them dependent they OWN their votes.

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bsking

v Yes, it does

Welfare which was designed as a helping hand do people down under luck has evolved into a sustainability program for lazy people, coincidently the same people, I have learned from there benefactor, the welfare provider, that in order to sustain there benefits they need only show up at the polling place every few years. hence the term low information voter was born. Welfare recipients should be made to work an amount of time equal to their benefits.

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Feb '13

Speedieg

v No, it doesn't

I don't think it makes them lazy, I think it makes them feel hopeless. They become trapped in a rut they don't have the skill to escape. I know people like to blame them for their plight but we simply must come to the realization that although we should be treated as equals we are not. Some people just do not have the natural skills to succeed and need to be taught. As a society we are only providing subsistence living we are not providing a path out.

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Feb '13

Thunderchicken

v Yes, it does

I've been poor and have known a few people on public assistance. And yes some are lazy enough to accept a subsistance lifestyle. I've also known those who saw public assistance as a supplement to their cash income. And there are some to whom public assistance is all they can do while they take care of the rest of their life. What we should is weed out the sharpies and lazies and leave alone the ones who actually NEED assistance.

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Feb '13

Neo_NtheMatrix

v Yes, it does

Does standing in the middle of a rain storm without an umbrella make you wet?

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Feb '13

Warrior_Judge

v Yes, it does

Not only lazy, but they suffer from SES(self entitlement syndrome). They don't want to work and expect everything to be handed to them. They make it really hard for the ones who truly need help and they are a plague on our society.

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Feb '13

PoliticalSpice

v I have mixed feelings

I don't beleive in welfare. I believe in jobs. Not demeaning workfare, not make work jobs, but necessary jobs with decent wages and health indurance that give people the dignity of work and the pride of contributing to soceity. Unemployment should seek to match people with private jobs. If none are available govt should employ people, both in job training programs that teach jobs skills and offer employment and job matching to get jobs in the private sector and more steady govt jobs that need to be done. Welfare should only go to those physically incapable of work. We need to build and operate nationwide hi speed rail, repair and maintain infastructure, including our n...

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Feb '13

Len_in_NY2

v I have mixed feelings

Welfare is a good short-term helping hand for those who need it. Unfortunately, our gov't does not take the next step and limit how much and for how long the recipients receive it. Some are permanently disabled so they get it for their lifetime, but it shouldn't be handed down for generations. That's just insane. Others who are able bodied should have caveats attached to their benefits whether it be proof of attempted employment or mandatory job training accompanied by a TIME LIMIT. Welfare should be a stepping stone to a productive life, not a way of life.

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Feb '13

mmej

v I have mixed feelings

Some people really do need the assistance. Unfortunately, what I see most in the media are those that abuse the system

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Feb '13

BBDegarmeaux

v Yes, it does

Welfare enables people not to work. In my job I see lots of single stay-at-home mothers. How can you not work, not be married and raise children? Big Daddy G (Government) is the answer. Big Daddy G replaces the men they should have married and lets these unemployed women stay home with their children. I am a married mother with small children. I work so these lovely ladies don't have to and their blatant laziness infuriates me!

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Feb '13

wayne2453

Dependency weakens character but strengthens Government.

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