Welfare
Defining Conservatism - Part 7
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Conservatives are not opposed to helping others, nor are we opposed to sharing. We are, however, opposed to Welfare. We believe that despite its good intentions, Welfare does more harm than good. Why is that? How could a program designed to provide assistance become such a detrimental force? First and foremost, Welfare creates dependency. By its name, dependency is the opposite of independence. Instead of being self-sufficient, the dependent becomes reliant on government to be the provider. This sense of ‘provider’ is very important because what starts out as a practice of relying on government can quickly become a lifestyle.
Welfare takes away the father’s traditional responsibility to provide for his family. Too often, this leads to families with absent fathers. In many cases, the father leaves his family when his role as provider is replaced by the government. This compounds the problem. With no father to provide income, the mother becomes further reliant on government. That provides an even worse example for the children. Sons learn that men can leave their girlfriends/wives to live on Welfare. Daughters learn that single women can become deeply reliant on the government to provide their basic needs for them. These sons and daughters grow up and are likely to pass the same lifestyle on to their children. The cycle becomes continuous, destroying one family after another.
If this crippling lifestyle becomes too ingrained, men and women can start to believe that they are somehow entitled to Welfare handouts. It is a Conservative belief that those who are well off do not (as a result of their success) “owe” their money to those less fortunate. By the same token, we believe that those with less wealth are not automatically entitled to a share of the earnings of higher wage earners.
Often times, the Left will talk about how the distribution of wealth is unfair in the United States. What is unfair, however, is not that some people in America have more money than others, but that those with lots of money pay disproportionately to benefit those who have less. Take 2006 for example; the top 1% of wage earners accounted for 37% of the income tax received by the federal government, the top 10% accounted for 71% of the income tax received, and the top 40% accounted for 99.1% of the income tax received. That means that the lower 60% of wage earners combined to account for less than 1% of the income tax received by the federal government. Did the people contributing over 99% of the income tax in this country benefit from the aid programs they paid for? No. The Left will go on and on about how income inequality is unfair, but what is actually unfair is that those paying the least in to the system are drawing the most out.
As Conservatives, we believe that even though the top 40% pays over 99% of the income tax, everyone should strive to earn enough money to be in that category. Welfare, however, provides an enormous disincentive for wealth accumulation. As long as the Welfare recipient is being provided with all of the benefits he/she needs, where is the incentive to make money? Why go to college? Why work harder and earn a promotion? Why do anything to better yourself? If the government is providing a standard of living that you deem acceptable, why risk losing your benefits by making more money? As long as government is providing everything, why give up that security? In effect, Welfare is keeping these people poor. It was designed to help the less fortunate get back on their feet, but in reality, it is serving as a disincentive for wealth, and it is maintaining their needy status.
Seemingly, the only people who benefit from Welfare are Liberal politicians who promise it and work to either maintain it or increase it. Do these Liberal politicians receive Welfare checks? No. They receive better. They receive votes from dependent Welfare recipients. The people who depend on receiving government checks (in the form of Welfare) also depend on Liberal politicians receiving government checks (in the form of a salary). In other words, it is in the best interest of Welfare recipients that Liberal politicians stay in office and continue to provide them Welfare benefits. If receiving a government check rests with election outcomes, the recipient would be a fool to not show up to the polls religiously. However, while the Liberal politicians stay in office, stay powerful, and stay wealthy, the Welfare recipients stay poor. There is something wrong with that equation.
Conservatives are not out to demonize the poor. In fact, we want to help the poor. We just feel that Welfare is the wrong way to accomplish that. It is damaging in so many ways. Welfare makes people dependent on government, which in turn gets Liberals elected. It creates a sense of entitlement and allows those who pay the least in to the system to take the most from it (while those who pay the most receive nothing). It creates disincentives for wealth which keeps poor people poor. It eliminates the father’s traditional role as provider for the family and makes government the provider instead. That practices becomes a lifestyle that is passed down from one generation to the next. Welfare contributes to absent fathers and literally destroys one family after another.
That is no way to help people. As Conservatives, we believe that creating jobs and providing incentives for wealth by allowing workers to keep more of what they earn are some of the best ways to benefit the poor (and the wealthy for that matter). We also believe in private charity (faith-based and otherwise) and philanthropy. The simple fact is, Welfare does not solve poor people’s problems. Welfare compounds poor people’s problems.
Excellently put Jay, I just have one small issue - while traditionally it may be the father's role to provide for the family, I think in today's society it's foolish to discount the mother's role as a financial provider as well. I definitely agree that welfare dependency does result in the goverment replacing a PARENT's role as provider, and that it certainly does nothing to alleviate the vicious cycle of broken homes, but as a modern gal, I found that 2nd paragraph just a little tough to swallow. And while I'm sure that the majority of welfare recipients probably are single mothers, I think the absent father issue is much like the chicken and the egg... did Dad leave because welfare made him unnecessary or is welfare necessary because Dad left? Who knows?
Excellently put Jay, I just have one small issue - while traditionally it may be the father's role to provide for the family, I think in today's society it's foolish to discount the mother's role as a financial provider as well. I definitely agree that welfare dependency does result in the goverment replacing a PARENT's role as provider, and that it certainly does nothing to alleviate the vicious cycle of broken homes, but as a modern gal, I found that 2nd paragraph just a little tough to swallow. And while I'm sure that the majority of welfare recipients probably are single mothers, I think the absent father issue is much like the chicken and the egg... did Dad leave because welfare made him unnecessary or is welfare necessary because Dad left? Who knows?
Excellently put Jay, I just have one small issue - while traditionally it may be the father's role to provide for the family, I think in today's society it's foolish to discount the mother's role as a financial provider as well. I definitely agree that welfare dependency does result in the goverment replacing a PARENT's role as provider, and that it certainly does nothing to alleviate the vicious cycle of broken homes, but as a modern gal, I found that 2nd paragraph just a little tough to swallow. And while I'm sure that the majority of welfare recipients probably are single mothers, I think the absent father issue is much like the chicken and the egg... did Dad leave because welfare made him unnecessary or is welfare necessary because Dad left? Who knows?
Excellently put Jay, I just have one small issue - while traditionally it may be the father's role to provide for the family, I think in today's society it's foolish to discount the mother's role as a financial provider as well. I definitely agree that welfare dependency does result in the goverment replacing a PARENT's role as provider, and that it certainly does nothing to alleviate the vicious cycle of broken homes, but as a modern gal, I found that 2nd paragraph just a little tough to swallow. And while I'm sure that the majority of welfare recipients probably are single mothers, I think the absent father issue is much like the chicken and the egg... did Dad leave because welfare made him unnecessary or is welfare necessary because Dad left? Who knows?
Excellently put Jay, I just have one small issue - while traditionally it may be the father's role to provide for the family, I think in today's society it's foolish to discount the mother's role as a financial provider as well. I definitely agree that welfare dependency does result in the goverment replacing a PARENT's role as provider, and that it certainly does nothing to alleviate the vicious cycle of broken homes, but as a modern gal, I found that 2nd paragraph just a little tough to swallow. And while I'm sure that the majority of welfare recipients probably are single mothers, I think the absent father issue is much like the chicken and the egg... did Dad leave because welfare made him unnecessary or is welfare necessary because Dad left? Who knows?
Excellently put Jay, I just have one small issue - while traditionally it may be the father's role to provide for the family, I think in today's society it's foolish to discount the mother's role as a financial provider as well. I definitely agree that welfare dependency does result in the goverment replacing a PARENT's role as provider, and that it certainly does nothing to alleviate the vicious cycle of broken homes, but as a modern gal, I found that 2nd paragraph just a little tough to swallow. And while I'm sure that the majority of welfare recipients probably are single mothers, I think the absent father issue is much like the chicken and the egg... did Dad leave because welfare made him unnecessary or is welfare necessary because Dad left? Who knows?
Excellently put Jay, I just have one small issue - while traditionally it may be the father's role to provide for the family, I think in today's society it's foolish to discount the mother's role as a financial provider as well. I definitely agree that welfare dependency does result in the goverment replacing a PARENT's role as provider, and that it certainly does nothing to alleviate the vicious cycle of broken homes, but as a modern gal, I found that 2nd paragraph just a little tough to swallow. And while I'm sure that the majority of welfare recipients probably are single mothers, I think the absent father issue is much like the chicken and the egg... did Dad leave because welfare made him unnecessary or is welfare necessary because Dad left? Who knows?
Excellently put Jay, I just have one small issue - while traditionally it may be the father's role to provide for the family, I think in today's society it's foolish to discount the mother's role as a financial provider as well. I definitely agree that welfare dependency does result in the goverment replacing a PARENT's role as provider, and that it certainly does nothing to alleviate the vicious cycle of broken homes, but as a modern gal, I found that 2nd paragraph just a little tough to swallow. And while I'm sure that the majority of welfare recipients probably are single mothers, I think the absent father issue is much like the chicken and the egg... did Dad leave because welfare made him unnecessary or is welfare necessary because Dad left? Who knows?
Excellently put Jay, I just have one small issue - while traditionally it may be the father's role to provide for the family, I think in today's society it's foolish to discount the mother's role as a financial provider as well. I definitely agree that welfare dependency does result in the goverment replacing a PARENT's role as provider, and that it certainly does nothing to alleviate the vicious cycle of broken homes, but as a modern gal, I found that 2nd paragraph just a little tough to swallow. And while I'm sure that the majority of welfare recipients probably are single mothers, I think the absent father issue is much like the chicken and the egg... did Dad leave because welfare made him unnecessary or is welfare necessary because Dad left? Who knows?
Excellently put Jay, I just have one small issue - while traditionally it may be the father's role to provide for the family, I think in today's society it's foolish to discount the mother's role as a financial provider as well. I definitely agree that welfare dependency does result in the goverment replacing a PARENT's role as provider, and that it certainly does nothing to alleviate the vicious cycle of broken homes, but as a modern gal, I found that 2nd paragraph just a little tough to swallow. And while I'm sure that the majority of welfare recipients probably are single mothers, I think the absent father issue is much like the chicken and the egg... did Dad leave because welfare made him unnecessary or is welfare necessary because Dad left? Who knows?
Excellently put Jay, I just have one small issue - while traditionally it may be the father's role to provide for the family, I think in today's society it's foolish to discount the mother's role as a financial provider as well. I definitely agree that welfare dependency does result in the goverment replacing a PARENT's role as provider, and that it certainly does nothing to alleviate the vicious cycle of broken homes, but as a modern gal, I found that 2nd paragraph just a little tough to swallow. And while I'm sure that the majority of welfare recipients probably are single mothers, I think the absent father issue is much like the chicken and the egg... did Dad leave because welfare made him unnecessary or is welfare necessary because Dad left? Who knows?
Excellently put Jay, I just have one small issue - while traditionally it may be the father's role to provide for the family, I think in today's society it's foolish to discount the mother's role as a financial provider as well. I definitely agree that welfare dependency does result in the goverment replacing a PARENT's role as provider, and that it certainly does nothing to alleviate the vicious cycle of broken homes, but as a modern gal, I found that 2nd paragraph just a little tough to swallow. And while I'm sure that the majority of welfare recipients probably are single mothers, I think the absent father issue is much like the chicken and the egg... did Dad leave because welfare made him unnecessary or is welfare necessary because Dad left? Who knows?
Excellently put Jay, I just have one small issue - while traditionally it may be the father's role to provide for the family, I think in today's society it's foolish to discount the mother's role as a financial provider as well. I definitely agree that welfare dependency does result in the goverment replacing a PARENT's role as provider, and that it certainly does nothing to alleviate the vicious cycle of broken homes, but as a modern gal, I found that 2nd paragraph just a little tough to swallow. And while I'm sure that the majority of welfare recipients probably are single mothers, I think the absent father issue is much like the chicken and the egg... did Dad leave because welfare made him unnecessary or is welfare necessary because Dad left? Who knows?
Excellently put Jay, I just have one small issue - while traditionally it may be the father's role to provide for the family, I think in today's society it's foolish to discount the mother's role as a financial provider as well. I definitely agree that welfare dependency does result in the goverment replacing a PARENT's role as provider, and that it certainly does nothing to alleviate the vicious cycle of broken homes, but as a modern gal, I found that 2nd paragraph just a little tough to swallow. And while I'm sure that the majority of welfare recipients probably are single mothers, I think the absent father issue is much like the chicken and the egg... did Dad leave because welfare made him unnecessary or is welfare necessary because Dad left? Who knows?
Excellently put Jay, I just have one small issue - while traditionally it may be the father's role to provide for the family, I think in today's society it's foolish to discount the mother's role as a financial provider as well. I definitely agree that welfare dependency does result in the goverment replacing a PARENT's role as provider, and that it certainly does nothing to alleviate the vicious cycle of broken homes, but as a modern gal, I found that 2nd paragraph just a little tough to swallow. And while I'm sure that the majority of welfare recipients probably are single mothers, I think the absent father issue is much like the chicken and the egg... did Dad leave because welfare made him unnecessary or is welfare necessary because Dad left? Who knows?
Excellently put Jay, I just have one small issue - while traditionally it may be the father's role to provide for the family, I think in today's society it's foolish to discount the mother's role as a financial provider as well. I definitely agree that welfare dependency does result in the goverment replacing a PARENT's role as provider, and that it certainly does nothing to alleviate the vicious cycle of broken homes, but as a modern gal, I found that 2nd paragraph just a little tough to swallow. And while I'm sure that the majority of welfare recipients probably are single mothers, I think the absent father issue is much like the chicken and the egg... did Dad leave because welfare made him unnecessary or is welfare necessary because Dad left? Who knows?
Excellently put Jay, I just have one small issue - while traditionally it may be the father's role to provide for the family, I think in today's society it's foolish to discount the mother's role as a financial provider as well. I definitely agree that welfare dependency does result in the goverment replacing a PARENT's role as provider, and that it certainly does nothing to alleviate the vicious cycle of broken homes, but as a modern gal, I found that 2nd paragraph just a little tough to swallow. And while I'm sure that the majority of welfare recipients probably are single mothers, I think the absent father issue is much like the chicken and the egg... did Dad leave because welfare made him unnecessary or is welfare necessary because Dad left? Who knows?
Excellently put Jay, I just have one small issue - while traditionally it may be the father's role to provide for the family, I think in today's society it's foolish to discount the mother's role as a financial provider as well. I definitely agree that welfare dependency does result in the goverment replacing a PARENT's role as provider, and that it certainly does nothing to alleviate the vicious cycle of broken homes, but as a modern gal, I found that 2nd paragraph just a little tough to swallow. And while I'm sure that the majority of welfare recipients probably are single mothers, I think the absent father issue is much like the chicken and the egg... did Dad leave because welfare made him unnecessary or is welfare necessary because Dad left? Who knows?
Excellently put Jay, I just have one small issue - while traditionally it may be the father's role to provide for the family, I think in today's society it's foolish to discount the mother's role as a financial provider as well. I definitely agree that welfare dependency does result in the goverment replacing a PARENT's role as provider, and that it certainly does nothing to alleviate the vicious cycle of broken homes, but as a modern gal, I found that 2nd paragraph just a little tough to swallow. And while I'm sure that the majority of welfare recipients probably are single mothers, I think the absent father issue is much like the chicken and the egg... did Dad leave because welfare made him unnecessary or is welfare necessary because Dad left? Who knows?
Excellently put Jay, I just have one small issue - while traditionally it may be the father's role to provide for the family, I think in today's society it's foolish to discount the mother's role as a financial provider as well. I definitely agree that welfare dependency does result in the goverment replacing a PARENT's role as provider, and that it certainly does nothing to alleviate the vicious cycle of broken homes, but as a modern gal, I found that 2nd paragraph just a little tough to swallow. And while I'm sure that the majority of welfare recipients probably are single mothers, I think the absent father issue is much like the chicken and the egg... did Dad leave because welfare made him unnecessary or is welfare necessary because Dad left? Who knows?
Excellently put Jay, I just have one small issue - while traditionally it may be the father's role to provide for the family, I think in today's society it's foolish to discount the mother's role as a financial provider as well. I definitely agree that welfare dependency does result in the goverment replacing a PARENT's role as provider, and that it certainly does nothing to alleviate the vicious cycle of broken homes, but as a modern gal, I found that 2nd paragraph just a little tough to swallow. And while I'm sure that the majority of welfare recipients probably are single mothers, I think the absent father issue is much like the chicken and the egg... did Dad leave because welfare made him unnecessary or is welfare necessary because Dad left? Who knows?
Excellently put Jay, I just have one small issue - while traditionally it may be the father's role to provide for the family, I think in today's society it's foolish to discount the mother's role as a financial provider as well. I definitely agree that welfare dependency does result in the goverment replacing a PARENT's role as provider, and that it certainly does nothing to alleviate the vicious cycle of broken homes, but as a modern gal, I found that 2nd paragraph just a little tough to swallow. And while I'm sure that the majority of welfare recipients probably are single mothers, I think the absent father issue is much like the chicken and the egg... did Dad leave because welfare made him unnecessary or is welfare necessary because Dad left? Who knows?
Excellently put Jay, I just have one small issue - while traditionally it may be the father's role to provide for the family, I think in today's society it's foolish to discount the mother's role as a financial provider as well. I definitely agree that welfare dependency does result in the goverment replacing a PARENT's role as provider, and that it certainly does nothing to alleviate the vicious cycle of broken homes, but as a modern gal, I found that 2nd paragraph just a little tough to swallow. And while I'm sure that the majority of welfare recipients probably are single mothers, I think the absent father issue is much like the chicken and the egg... did Dad leave because welfare made him unnecessary or is welfare necessary because Dad left? Who knows?
Excellently put Jay, I just have one small issue - while traditionally it may be the father's role to provide for the family, I think in today's society it's foolish to discount the mother's role as a financial provider as well. I definitely agree that welfare dependency does result in the goverment replacing a PARENT's role as provider, and that it certainly does nothing to alleviate the vicious cycle of broken homes, but as a modern gal, I found that 2nd paragraph just a little tough to swallow. And while I'm sure that the majority of welfare recipients probably are single mothers, I think the absent father issue is much like the chicken and the egg... did Dad leave because welfare made him unnecessary or is welfare necessary because Dad left? Who knows?
Excellently put Jay, I just have one small issue - while traditionally it may be the father's role to provide for the family, I think in today's society it's foolish to discount the mother's role as a financial provider as well. I definitely agree that welfare dependency does result in the goverment replacing a PARENT's role as provider, and that it certainly does nothing to alleviate the vicious cycle of broken homes, but as a modern gal, I found that 2nd paragraph just a little tough to swallow. And while I'm sure that the majority of welfare recipients probably are single mothers, I think the absent father issue is much like the chicken and the egg... did Dad leave because welfare made him unnecessary or is welfare necessary because Dad left? Who knows?
Excellently put Jay, I just have one small issue - while traditionally it may be the father's role to provide for the family, I think in today's society it's foolish to discount the mother's role as a financial provider as well. I definitely agree that welfare dependency does result in the goverment replacing a PARENT's role as provider, and that it certainly does nothing to alleviate the vicious cycle of broken homes, but as a modern gal, I found that 2nd paragraph just a little tough to swallow. And while I'm sure that the majority of welfare recipients probably are single mothers, I think the absent father issue is much like the chicken and the egg... did Dad leave because welfare made him unnecessary or is welfare necessary because Dad left? Who knows?
Excellently put Jay, I just have one small issue - while traditionally it may be the father's role to provide for the family, I think in today's society it's foolish to discount the mother's role as a financial provider as well. I definitely agree that welfare dependency does result in the goverment replacing a PARENT's role as provider, and that it certainly does nothing to alleviate the vicious cycle of broken homes, but as a modern gal, I found that 2nd paragraph just a little tough to swallow. And while I'm sure that the majority of welfare recipients probably are single mothers, I think the absent father issue is much like the chicken and the egg... did Dad leave because welfare made him unnecessary or is welfare necessary because Dad left? Who knows?
Excellently put Jay, I just have one small issue - while traditionally it may be the father's role to provide for the family, I think in today's society it's foolish to discount the mother's role as a financial provider as well. I definitely agree that welfare dependency does result in the goverment replacing a PARENT's role as provider, and that it certainly does nothing to alleviate the vicious cycle of broken homes, but as a modern gal, I found that 2nd paragraph just a little tough to swallow. And while I'm sure that the majority of welfare recipients probably are single mothers, I think the absent father issue is much like the chicken and the egg... did Dad leave because welfare made him unnecessary or is welfare necessary because Dad left? Who knows?
Excellently put Jay, I just have one small issue - while traditionally it may be the father's role to provide for the family, I think in today's society it's foolish to discount the mother's role as a financial provider as well. I definitely agree that welfare dependency does result in the goverment replacing a PARENT's role as provider, and that it certainly does nothing to alleviate the vicious cycle of broken homes, but as a modern gal, I found that 2nd paragraph just a little tough to swallow. And while I'm sure that the majority of welfare recipients probably are single mothers, I think the absent father issue is much like the chicken and the egg... did Dad leave because welfare made him unnecessary or is welfare necessary because Dad left? Who knows?
Excellently put Jay, I just have one small issue - while traditionally it may be the father's role to provide for the family, I think in today's society it's foolish to discount the mother's role as a financial provider as well. I definitely agree that welfare dependency does result in the goverment replacing a PARENT's role as provider, and that it certainly does nothing to alleviate the vicious cycle of broken homes, but as a modern gal, I found that 2nd paragraph just a little tough to swallow. And while I'm sure that the majority of welfare recipients probably are single mothers, I think the absent father issue is much like the chicken and the egg... did Dad leave because welfare made him unnecessary or is welfare necessary because Dad left? Who knows?
Excellently put Jay, I just have one small issue - while traditionally it may be the father's role to provide for the family, I think in today's society it's foolish to discount the mother's role as a financial provider as well. I definitely agree that welfare dependency does result in the goverment replacing a PARENT's role as provider, and that it certainly does nothing to alleviate the vicious cycle of broken homes, but as a modern gal, I found that 2nd paragraph just a little tough to swallow. And while I'm sure that the majority of welfare recipients probably are single mothers, I think the absent father issue is much like the chicken and the egg... did Dad leave because welfare made him unnecessary or is welfare necessary because Dad left? Who knows?
Excellently put Jay, I just have one small issue - while traditionally it may be the father's role to provide for the family, I think in today's society it's foolish to discount the mother's role as a financial provider as well. I definitely agree that welfare dependency does result in the goverment replacing a PARENT's role as provider, and that it certainly does nothing to alleviate the vicious cycle of broken homes, but as a modern gal, I found that 2nd paragraph just a little tough to swallow. And while I'm sure that the majority of welfare recipients probably are single mothers, I think the absent father issue is much like the chicken and the egg... did Dad leave because welfare made him unnecessary or is welfare necessary because Dad left? Who knows?
Excellently put Jay, I just have one small issue - while traditionally it may be the father's role to provide for the family, I think in today's society it's foolish to discount the mother's role as a financial provider as well. I definitely agree that welfare dependency does result in the goverment replacing a PARENT's role as provider, and that it certainly does nothing to alleviate the vicious cycle of broken homes, but as a modern gal, I found that 2nd paragraph just a little tough to swallow. And while I'm sure that the majority of welfare recipients probably are single mothers, I think the absent father issue is much like the chicken and the egg... did Dad leave because welfare made him unnecessary or is welfare necessary because Dad left? Who knows?
Excellently put Jay, I just have one small issue - while traditionally it may be the father's role to provide for the family, I think in today's society it's foolish to discount the mother's role as a financial provider as well. I definitely agree that welfare dependency does result in the goverment replacing a PARENT's role as provider, and that it certainly does nothing to alleviate the vicious cycle of broken homes, but as a modern gal, I found that 2nd paragraph just a little tough to swallow. And while I'm sure that the majority of welfare recipients probably are single mothers, I think the absent father issue is much like the chicken and the egg... did Dad leave because welfare made him unnecessary or is welfare necessary because Dad left? Who knows?
Excellently put Jay, I just have one small issue - while traditionally it may be the father's role to provide for the family, I think in today's society it's foolish to discount the mother's role as a financial provider as well. I definitely agree that welfare dependency does result in the goverment replacing a PARENT's role as provider, and that it certainly does nothing to alleviate the vicious cycle of broken homes, but as a modern gal, I found that 2nd paragraph just a little tough to swallow. And while I'm sure that the majority of welfare recipients probably are single mothers, I think the absent father issue is much like the chicken and the egg... did Dad leave because welfare made him unnecessary or is welfare necessary because Dad left? Who knows?
Excellently put Jay, I just have one small issue - while traditionally it may be the father's role to provide for the family, I think in today's society it's foolish to discount the mother's role as a financial provider as well. I definitely agree that welfare dependency does result in the goverment replacing a PARENT's role as provider, and that it certainly does nothing to alleviate the vicious cycle of broken homes, but as a modern gal, I found that 2nd paragraph just a little tough to swallow. And while I'm sure that the majority of welfare recipients probably are single mothers, I think the absent father issue is much like the chicken and the egg... did Dad leave because welfare made him unnecessary or is welfare necessary because Dad left? Who knows?
Excellently put Jay, I just have one small issue - while traditionally it may be the father's role to provide for the family, I think in today's society it's foolish to discount the mother's role as a financial provider as well. I definitely agree that welfare dependency does result in the goverment replacing a PARENT's role as provider, and that it certainly does nothing to alleviate the vicious cycle of broken homes, but as a modern gal, I found that 2nd paragraph just a little tough to swallow. And while I'm sure that the majority of welfare recipients probably are single mothers, I think the absent father issue is much like the chicken and the egg... did Dad leave because welfare made him unnecessary or is welfare necessary because Dad left? Who knows?
Excellently put Jay, I just have one small issue - while traditionally it may be the father's role to provide for the family, I think in today's society it's foolish to discount the mother's role as a financial provider as well. I definitely agree that welfare dependency does result in the goverment replacing a PARENT's role as provider, and that it certainly does nothing to alleviate the vicious cycle of broken homes, but as a modern gal, I found that 2nd paragraph just a little tough to swallow. And while I'm sure that the majority of welfare recipients probably are single mothers, I think the absent father issue is much like the chicken and the egg... did Dad leave because welfare made him unnecessary or is welfare necessary because Dad left? Who knows?
Excellently put Jay, I just have one small issue - while traditionally it may be the father's role to provide for the family, I think in today's society it's foolish to discount the mother's role as a financial provider as well. I definitely agree that welfare dependency does result in the goverment replacing a PARENT's role as provider, and that it certainly does nothing to alleviate the vicious cycle of broken homes, but as a modern gal, I found that 2nd paragraph just a little tough to swallow. And while I'm sure that the majority of welfare recipients probably are single mothers, I think the absent father issue is much like the chicken and the egg... did Dad leave because welfare made him unnecessary or is welfare necessary because Dad left? Who knows?
Excellently put Jay, I just have one small issue - while traditionally it may be the father's role to provide for the family, I think in today's society it's foolish to discount the mother's role as a financial provider as well. I definitely agree that welfare dependency does result in the goverment replacing a PARENT's role as provider, and that it certainly does nothing to alleviate the vicious cycle of broken homes, but as a modern gal, I found that 2nd paragraph just a little tough to swallow. And while I'm sure that the majority of welfare recipients probably are single mothers, I think the absent father issue is much like the chicken and the egg... did Dad leave because welfare made him unnecessary or is welfare necessary because Dad left? Who knows?
Excellently put Jay, I just have one small issue - while traditionally it may be the father's role to provide for the family, I think in today's society it's foolish to discount the mother's role as a financial provider as well. I definitely agree that welfare dependency does result in the goverment replacing a PARENT's role as provider, and that it certainly does nothing to alleviate the vicious cycle of broken homes, but as a modern gal, I found that 2nd paragraph just a little tough to swallow. And while I'm sure that the majority of welfare recipients probably are single mothers, I think the absent father issue is much like the chicken and the egg... did Dad leave because welfare made him unnecessary or is welfare necessary because Dad left? Who knows?
Excellently put Jay, I just have one small issue - while traditionally it may be the father's role to provide for the family, I think in today's society it's foolish to discount the mother's role as a financial provider as well. I definitely agree that welfare dependency does result in the goverment replacing a PARENT's role as provider, and that it certainly does nothing to alleviate the vicious cycle of broken homes, but as a modern gal, I found that 2nd paragraph just a little tough to swallow. And while I'm sure that the majority of welfare recipients probably are single mothers, I think the absent father issue is much like the chicken and the egg... did Dad leave because welfare made him unnecessary or is welfare necessary because Dad left? Who knows?
Excellently put Jay, I just have one small issue - while traditionally it may be the father's role to provide for the family, I think in today's society it's foolish to discount the mother's role as a financial provider as well. I definitely agree that welfare dependency does result in the goverment replacing a PARENT's role as provider, and that it certainly does nothing to alleviate the vicious cycle of broken homes, but as a modern gal, I found that 2nd paragraph just a little tough to swallow. And while I'm sure that the majority of welfare recipients probably are single mothers, I think the absent father issue is much like the chicken and the egg... did Dad leave because welfare made him unnecessary or is welfare necessary because Dad left? Who knows?
Excellently put Jay, I just have one small issue - while traditionally it may be the father's role to provide for the family, I think in today's society it's foolish to discount the mother's role as a financial provider as well. I definitely agree that welfare dependency does result in the goverment replacing a PARENT's role as provider, and that it certainly does nothing to alleviate the vicious cycle of broken homes, but as a modern gal, I found that 2nd paragraph just a little tough to swallow. And while I'm sure that the majority of welfare recipients probably are single mothers, I think the absent father issue is much like the chicken and the egg... did Dad leave because welfare made him unnecessary or is welfare necessary because Dad left? Who knows?
Excellently put Jay, I just have one small issue - while traditionally it may be the father's role to provide for the family, I think in today's society it's foolish to discount the mother's role as a financial provider as well. I definitely agree that welfare dependency does result in the goverment replacing a PARENT's role as provider, and that it certainly does nothing to alleviate the vicious cycle of broken homes, but as a modern gal, I found that 2nd paragraph just a little tough to swallow. And while I'm sure that the majority of welfare recipients probably are single mothers, I think the absent father issue is much like the chicken and the egg... did Dad leave because welfare made him unnecessary or is welfare necessary because Dad left? Who knows?
Excellently put Jay, I just have one small issue - while traditionally it may be the father's role to provide for the family, I think in today's society it's foolish to discount the mother's role as a financial provider as well. I definitely agree that welfare dependency does result in the goverment replacing a PARENT's role as provider, and that it certainly does nothing to alleviate the vicious cycle of broken homes, but as a modern gal, I found that 2nd paragraph just a little tough to swallow. And while I'm sure that the majority of welfare recipients probably are single mothers, I think the absent father issue is much like the chicken and the egg... did Dad leave because welfare made him unnecessary or is welfare necessary because Dad left? Who knows?
Excellently put Jay, I just have one small issue - while traditionally it may be the father's role to provide for the family, I think in today's society it's foolish to discount the mother's role as a financial provider as well. I definitely agree that welfare dependency does result in the goverment replacing a PARENT's role as provider, and that it certainly does nothing to alleviate the vicious cycle of broken homes, but as a modern gal, I found that 2nd paragraph just a little tough to swallow. And while I'm sure that the majority of welfare recipients probably are single mothers, I think the absent father issue is much like the chicken and the egg... did Dad leave because welfare made him unnecessary or is welfare necessary because Dad left? Who knows?
Excellently put Jay, I just have one small issue - while traditionally it may be the father's role to provide for the family, I think in today's society it's foolish to discount the mother's role as a financial provider as well. I definitely agree that welfare dependency does result in the goverment replacing a PARENT's role as provider, and that it certainly does nothing to alleviate the vicious cycle of broken homes, but as a modern gal, I found that 2nd paragraph just a little tough to swallow. And while I'm sure that the majority of welfare recipients probably are single mothers, I think the absent father issue is much like the chicken and the egg... did Dad leave because welfare made him unnecessary or is welfare necessary because Dad left? Who knows?
Excellently put Jay, I just have one small issue - while traditionally it may be the father's role to provide for the family, I think in today's society it's foolish to discount the mother's role as a financial provider as well. I definitely agree that welfare dependency does result in the goverment replacing a PARENT's role as provider, and that it certainly does nothing to alleviate the vicious cycle of broken homes, but as a modern gal, I found that 2nd paragraph just a little tough to swallow. And while I'm sure that the majority of welfare recipients probably are single mothers, I think the absent father issue is much like the chicken and the egg... did Dad leave because welfare made him unnecessary or is welfare necessary because Dad left? Who knows?
Excellently put Jay, I just have one small issue - while traditionally it may be the father's role to provide for the family, I think in today's society it's foolish to discount the mother's role as a financial provider as well. I definitely agree that welfare dependency does result in the goverment replacing a PARENT's role as provider, and that it certainly does nothing to alleviate the vicious cycle of broken homes, but as a modern gal, I found that 2nd paragraph just a little tough to swallow. And while I'm sure that the majority of welfare recipients probably are single mothers, I think the absent father issue is much like the chicken and the egg... did Dad leave because welfare made him unnecessary or is welfare necessary because Dad left? Who knows?
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