Why should my hard earned money go to those less fortunate?

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Just me venting and ranting. I'd like to hear some opinions about this.

Is it just me or does the way social programs like welfare, food stamps and unemployment work disgust anyone? I'm all for helping hide who legitemetly need help. But is it getting out of hand?

I used to work at a grocery store while in college. At the beginning of the month, people would come in, buying tons of meat, steaks ribs, seafood and junk food. With ebt food stamp cards. Then buy cigarettes and beer with cash. I'm thinking, if you're that bad off you need government assistance, why not use the money you're paying for cigarettes and alcohol and buy food with it for you and your god damn 12 children you're dragging behind you.

I've talked to people unemployed, or on government assistance. I've heard them say things like, why try to better themselves when the government gives them housing, food, cell phone anything they want. Why work hard when it's handed to you for free!!!

I've heard people tell me that I'm stupid for not being in welfare or I'm stupid for not getting food stamps.

Is this really he culture? To be praised for needing government assistance?!?

I don't make a lot of money, but I manage what make and buy only things I need. I'm happy, I pay my taxes and I don't ask for much. But it pisses me off when people don't do shit with their lives and call it being less fortunate and that they are owed something for it, while I'm called privaliged.

It makes me sick.

[Jesster]

... and then there's people who genuinely need it. Are you against helping them? It sounds like the problem to you isn't the welfare itself, but the minority of applicants who abuse it.

[Aegon]

Majority of those receiving benefits work a minimum of 30 hours per week, something legally required by most welfare programs. If you're in a two-parent household, you have to work up to 50 hours. Who could be working full-time and yet still need benefits? Maybe those 88 percent of minimum wage laborers over 20 years old? Do you know how many states have only a $7.25 minimum wage?

[Jesster]

$7.50 minimum wage here in NM. Come join us.

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What about those who really need it?

[Minimalist]

[SteelCurtain]

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Just me venting and ranting. I'd like to hear some opinions about this.

Is it just me or does the way social programs like welfare, food stamps and unemployment  work disgust anyone? I'm all for helping hide who legitemetly need help. But is it getting out of hand?

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It's turning into a white privilege thread.

[Jackalope]

Personally, when faced with a choice between seeing children and the disadvantaged starve and allowing a few that abuse the system do so, I choose the latter- and it's not even close. Your mileage - and empathy - may vary.