Here's CNN, . . . not the source many would expect, . . . summarizing the major "problem" with welfare programs: CNN: Why the US has a culture of dependency
Excerpts:
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"The problem is that Washington is building a culture of dependency, with ever-more people relying on an ever-growing federal government to give them cash or benefits."
"Under a culture of dependency, poverty becomes a trap, and recipients get stuck. Long-term welfare recipients lose work habits and job skills and miss out on the marketplace contacts that lead to job opportunities. That's a key reason the government should require welfare recipients to work as much as they can. What could be called "workfare" thus tends to increase long-term earnings among potential recipients."
" . . . federal spending on programs, such as food stamps, has soared year after year and decade after decade. Simply put, spending on social welfare programs has exploded."
"The national debt is at $16 trillion, more than the entire GDP of the United States last year. High as it is, that debt is about to soar. More than 78 million baby boomers are retiring onto Social Security and Medicare in the next 15 years or so. Under Obamacare, Medicaid is set to explode as well. Within just one generation, total federal spending could reach nearly 36% of GDP, and the Congressional Budget Office says debt held by the public could reach nearly 200% of GDP.
That will crowd out virtually all other government spending, including national defense. Future Congresses could impose deep cuts in social welfare programs across the board or raise massive taxes to support these exploding programs. The results would be chaotic and unpredictable."
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Many (most?) American taxpayers don't oppose all welfare, . . . but they would prefer that fewer of those on welfare made a career out of it, . . . never holding a job, never seeking a job, never engaging in any productive activity at all, . . . just "on the dole for a lifetime". Oh, and passing these attributes onto their offspring.
EDITED TO ADD
Ain't it funny that a thread addressing Colin Kaepernik metastasized into a discussion of poverty/welfare.