Welfare and entitlements have gone too far.

Thank you for accepting and engaging in this debate. It is shown that you have a very impressive record of debates and I wish you luck. As you can see this debate will be about the "Welfare and Entitlements" going too far, being abused, and making the people dependent on government and don't want to work. Welfare in the United States commonly refers to the federal government welfare programs that have been put in place to assist the unemployed or underemployed. Help is extended to the poor through a variety of government welfare programs that include Medicaid, the Women, Infants, and Children (WIC) Program, and Aid to Families with Dependent Children (AFDC). Exactly, 4,300,000 claim to be on welfare, 46,000,700 claim to be on food stamps 5,600,000 claim to be unemployed. That is 4.1% of the population on welfare. Just $131.9 billion has spent on just welfare in the form of entitlements (not including food stamps or unemployment). Source: www.statisticbrain.com/welfare-statistics/R06; Entitlements can be defined as "The fact of having a right to something" or "The amount to which a person. It can also be defined as Social Security, Medicare, & Medicaid payments, plus any other programs which are promised to people over many years. Entitlements are BIG money: social security is about $400 billion a year; Medicare & Medicaid about $310. Source: www.ontheissues.org/askme/entitlements.htmR06; Now, I feel as people are truly in need of government assistance because of something unfortunate in their life and using it as a last resort. But when people feel entitled to it (definition of entitlement is the fact of having a right to something) to other people's money I see and so does 69% of America a problem. When people who feel entitled and having rights to government assistance for not working is a problem. Your right to free speech does not impose a cost on someone else and the government should not be handing you a check for nothing. Now, I understand that the unemployment rate has gone up with the Obama administration, but more and more people are being put on food stamps and welfare. I understand the economy is tough, and you can't find a job, but that does not mean being on welfare for years and not looking for a job. Jobs are around, people just need to look. I was looking for work for 3 months and found one. I make a total of $24,000 a year and I do not feel the need to apply for anytime of assistance since I choose to work for my living and not be rewarded for doing nothing with other people's money. Some people are feeling the need to not be held accountable for their actions and expect everyone else to he held accountable to pay of their house, pay for their clothing, pay for their food, and so on. Whenever children are involved I have no problem with it because they should be having shelter, food, and clothing. But, I feel as being on the welfare program their should be a reform that requires you to get within a certain amount of time instead of just handing things to people that make them more dependent. One problem that has been associated with welfare states is the difficulty in creating an efficient system. Some countries are unable to provide equitably for all of their citizens. The rationing of goods and services also becomes a problem when too many people depend on the welfare state to provide for their basic needs. Another problem is that many people who are capable of providing for themselves have no motivation to improve their lives because they can rely on the government to provide for them. This often breeds resentment by people who do work and are taxed more heavily to pay for the support of people who do not work. I thank you for this round and hope to hear back from you. Source:data.bls.gov/timeseries/LNS14000000R06; Source:spritzophrenia.wordpress.com/.../how-bad-is-welfare-fraud-in-the-usa/ Source:http://www.youtube.com...