The Asocial Nature of the Welfare State?

Wow, you are so full of bull. But you sound good. Maybe before you judge a system you should have first hand experience in trying to live it. The Star Parkers of this world are few & far between. She just happened to be smart enough to figure she could make better money getting paid to claim she's a former welfare queen. Except for places like CA & NY welfare payments run from a little under $300. a month to less than $500. with only $50. a month more per child. Public housing is a joke as are most of the HUD funded rentals. The cities & most HUD landlords get a fortune from the govt. for rentals they couldn't pay someone to live in otherwise. Then for that minor amt. they have to work 4 hrs. a day, 5 days a week in grunt jobs that give them no training. Even food stamps only average out to about $25. a week. Welfare is like our health care system. We put bandages on gangrenous, oozing wounds & then beat them down with words that cut deep. I do volunteer work for a homeless shelter & mission. I've seen how worthless & ashamed people feel because they have to ask for help. I've also seen those made bitter because of being judged by those like you who have never walked a mile in their shoes.Many states don't give any benefits beyond food stamps to adults unless they have a minor child. They also have to practically tell their whole life story & prove it to even get benefits with a child. To do this they have to go to various people including neighbours to sign papers that everything is true. So again they have to be humiliated in front of neighbours in hope of getting help. By no means is everything automatic. Would you work for what amounts to about $4. an hr. & still have to put up with the humiliation of people thinking you're lazy & worthless? You don't need a critique, you need to get some real life experience instead of believing what sounds good.