Reply #44: I do support welfare reform, but not heartless tactics that starve people

[noonwitch]

Welfare keeps a roof over a family's head and food in the fridge, but not much else. It shouldn't be a way of life, and dependence on it has led to some of the crumbling structures you see in large urban areas with high unemployment.
Welfare programs should be about assisting people while training them for better jobs.
The problem with guys like this caller is that they have no clue what life is like for people who receive benefits, and guys like this don't realize that there are very few people who are just collecting benefits and not working. Most adult recipients are now employed, at minimum wage fast food and retail jobs. They still receive food stamps and medicaid benefits, but not much in the way of cash payouts anymore.