It used to be if you were down on your luck, you went to your church and asked for help. Everyone in the church community knew you and they would decide whether you really needed the help, or were just pulling a scam. You also had to give up your pride and face your peers. There was a lot of incentive to get off your rear and work in this scenario.
Welfare makes the person asking for money anonymous, so no one feels bad or ashamed for asking. No one else knows whether you're telling the truth or pulling a scam and they don't care, either. It creates more government jobs. Fill out the paperwork and here's your check. The government doesn't pay them, the taxpayer does. There's no incentive to end the cycle.
It used to be if you were down on your luck, you went to your church and asked for help. Everyone in the church community knew you and they would decide whether you really needed the help, or were just pulling a scam. You also had to give up your pride and face your peers. There was a lot of incentive to get off your rear and work in this scenario.
Welfare makes the person asking for money anonymous, so no one feels bad or ashamed for asking. No one else knows whether you're telling the truth or pulling a scam and they don't care, either. It creates more government jobs. Fill out the paperwork and here's your check. The government doesn't pay them, the taxpayer does. There's no incentive to end the cycle.