Aug 21, 2023·edited Aug 21, 2023Liked by Conrad T Hannon
Not only do the current welfare programs lead to lifelong dependence, they create generational dependency and a new class of privileged individuals who choose not to work. When I was a social worker in northern Michigan, I had a young client who didn't know anyone that worked. His parents and their parents lived on welfare. It is a well-known fact that much of the Aid to Dependent Children goes for the parents' booze, cigarettes, and (on rare occasions) trips to Disney World. When all the ADC money has been wasted, there are many "emergency" programs to pick up the slack.
The Great Society is as much a failure as Affirmative Action.
Being a welfare recipient is the only career that guarantees pay raises whenever a new baby is born.
Not only do the current welfare programs lead to lifelong dependence, they create generational dependency and a new class of privileged individuals who choose not to work. When I was a social worker in northern Michigan, I had a young client who didn't know anyone that worked. His parents and their parents lived on welfare. It is a well-known fact that much of the Aid to Dependent Children goes for the parents' booze, cigarettes, and (on rare occasions) trips to Disney World. When all the ADC money has been wasted, there are many "emergency" programs to pick up the slack.
The Great Society is as much a failure as Affirmative Action.
Being a welfare recipient is the only career that guarantees pay raises whenever a new baby is born.
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