I guess I’m just tired of all the stupid people this last week so I have a lot of negative things to say lately.
I’m so tired of generalizations about welfare. I hate when people assume people on welfare are lazy, don’t have jobs, and are just looking for free handouts.
How about we give you two jobs, both paying minimum wage -if you’re lucky you’ll get 40 hours total for the week- both part time, so you’re not getting insurance or any other benefits from either job. This means no paid personal leave, no vacation, no insurance, nothing, just minimum wage pay. Then we give you a child that you actually decided to keep and properly take care of like a “real” parent. Now, don’t forget, you have at least rent or mortgage to pay with utilities, so that you’re not living out on the streets or in a homeless shelter with your child - Remember, you wouldn’t have been able to get your jobs in the first place if you didn’t have a proper residence to put down on those job applications. Now, you’ll need a car to get to your jobs, because you live in an area that doesn’t have public transit (even if you did, public transit costs money), so you’ll probably be making car payments and you better be sure to pay those car insurance payments. Don’t forget, you’ll need a phone so that you can be sure to get calls from family and calls from work when they need you to cover someone’s shift last minute. Working two jobs has probably left you in a bit of a crunch time-wise with your child, and there’s a chance you don’t have family close enough to watch your child while you’re at work, so you’re probably paying for daycare or a babysitter. And oh ya, don’t forget the most important thing, groceries.
-Remember, we didn’t include luxury items that we take for granted like television or internet-
Now, the cost of all of these things will vary depending on the area of the country you live in, but there’s a good chance you’re barely skating by. You probably don’t have much in a savings account for emergencies like a doctors visit or a flat tire. And you don’t have any rich relatives who are willing to just hand over money to you, even in emergencies - they don’t believe in free handouts, you have to earn it.
After all of this, I think you would be asking for help from the government, too.
Welfare offers some great benefits like basic healthcare, some money for groceries, and sometimes even some money for utilities.
There’s a million different scenarios for those on welfare, like those who are disabled and can’t work, and yes there are some people who do take advantage of benefits because they really are lazy. But seriously guys, please stop making generalizations that everyone on welfare is lazy and “just needs to get a job like the rest of us.” There’s a large chance that they do have a job. Or two. Or even three.
I have a lot of other side notes I could make about my own post here, but this post would just be never-ending.
