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1/29/2013 5:53:45 PM
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Your opinion on people who get "welfare"?
We're talking about people who need it. Me and my mother live off my fathers death benefits. Basically it's what's keeping us alive considering she's disabled and no one wants to hire a 16 year old. I don't really see how some people thrive on government aid thought, the 1,600 we get only covers rent and my mothers scripts.
Discuss your feelings towards people who receive government aid.
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Edited by goldhawk: 1/29/2013 7:22:33 PMI'm strongly in favor of welfare in any society. There has been a sustained and systematic attack on those on welfare for a generation now, which come to a particular head around the discourses that are used by politicians and particularly right wing public commentators. Think about the language that is used to describe those on welfare? It's not talking about those who are disadvantaged - it's largely descriptive with very negative connotations, those who are "Milking" the system, abusing it, scroungers, liars. I completely accept there are going to be those who fall into that categorization however the brush that is used to tar those in need completely skews public perception of who are often the most vulnerable and at risk in our societies. The system needs an overhaul; and that will not be done by the constant attacks on those who need it most.
