Discussion – Welfare and Public Assistance Myths
The world of welfare is replete with urban legends. My favorite goes something like this: “I was standing in line at the grocery store one day behind a nicely dressed woman who was buying beer, steak, shrimp, and a whole bunch of stuff I couldn’t afford. She had them put the steak and shrimp on her food stamp card and used her cash to buy the beer. She packed up her groceries and went to her brand new SUV.” In teaching this subject for years, I have heard this story in countless renditions from students who were either customers or grocery employees. The story is almost always the same. While the story may be about fraud, it is also quite likely about their misinterpreting the actions of a foster parent. Most states give foster families Medicaid cards and an allotment on a food stamp card to pay for the food and medical expenses of the children in their care. That some of these families are wealthy enough to afford nice meals and nice vehicles does not diminish our obligation to pay them for the service they are providing us by caring for orphaned, discarded, or abused children or those children whose parents are in prison.
Answer: a) There are many NGOs which work for the betterment of poor and contribute to social welfare. Many people do such activities without making a pomp and show of these activities. Many Indian Sikhs living in Canada have started bhandara (distribution of free meals ) to the needy recently. Many on Christmas give gifts and eatables to the poor section before they do anything for their relatives. It is not possible to collect exactly accurate facts about these legends but those who are doing so as an NGO their data can be collected.
b) Food stamps should be limited only for weaker sections of the society. If food stamps are given to one and all it will act as an incentive for wealthy class to have larger families. It is not recommended.
Discussion – Welfare and Public Assistance Myths The world of welfare is replete with urban legends....
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