Welfare is a waste of Money

“Ok so i dont care what the program is called, any program that gives free money ( and thats what it is ) away to people that cheat the system is what i dont like... “ So your problem isn’t with welfare, it’s with people who are “cheating the system”? If money was going straight to people who were actually in need of it, would that be okay? “I am all for giving money to people that need it. We put all this money intowelfare but look how we treat our veterans. “ We would treat our veterans better by never sending them to war in the first place. “Well sir i hope you dont think that welfare is the only program out there that uses are tax money” Of course not, tax money is largely used to pay interests on the government’s debts which use their citizens, and their children’s future productivity as collateral. A bit like how a farmer takes out a debt by promising part of the future productivity of his cow’s milk. “Sir and i hope you dont think that welfare is the only program out there that gives free money to the people who again cheat the system.“ You can’t expect people not to try to take advantage of handouts, it would make less logical sense if people didn’t take advantage. “Let me give ya something to think about. Whenever there is something that is harmful, whether it be in politics or something else. If that thing is removed or deleted from the system there will always be a replacement to take its place.” I couldn’t agree more. If welfare is removed something will fill the gap, just as things were before the government started its welfare program. “your thinking too much about it” This is absolutely not an argument. “if you skip rent then you are thrown out and if ya don't pay it ... you can possibly be prosecuted. If you skip out on taxes you WILL get prosecuted. See where im getting it.” But you don’t get kicked out of the country if you don’t pay your taxes, you get locked in a cage. Renting a space is completely voluntary, but paying taxes is not. Furthermore, a legal battle with your renter would be a civil case, while a legal battle with the government would be a criminal case. You are seen as irresponsible if you don’t pay your rent, but you’re seen as a criminal if you don’t pay your taxes. 1. Whats your thoughts on how we distribute our money between welfare and veteran affairs? The government is really good at hoovering up loads of tax payers money and throwing it in the general direction of a particular thing, but it’s not good at knowing what people need on a personal level and giving money in a direct and focused way to people who are really in need. You see examples of this in almost all aspects of government from schools teaching every kid the same thing, to repathing all of the roads in an area rather than just the specific road that has damage. It’s like using a sledge hammer to try to pound in a nail. Welfare itself is not a problem, the problem is using the sweeping arm of the government to distribute it. Instead of welfare I again suggest non-profit organizations that work one on one with people. Instead of giving these people a paycheck for not working, I instead suggest giving them only essential supplies instead. Make sure they have food, water, hygienic supplies, and access to programs that help train and motivate them to start working. That would be welfare, what we have now is a corrupt government program called welfare that does exactly the opposite of what it ought.