04-03-2015, 11:38 AM
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Originally posted by Punatic007
I guess it depends on how you were raised. Just because someone qualifies for welfare, why does that not become an incentive to either move somewhere else with a better job market or to hone ones skill to earn more? There have been studies done on those choosing to be a welfare recipient as part of a long term lifestyle. It creates moral decay and entitlement issues. The children of these families often turn to theft as they have been raised to believe you don't need to work to receive money and food.
If you are poor enough to be eligible for EBT you will not have the resources to move to where there are more/better jobs, or be able to take time and spend the money to gain more training for a better job, if that training and future better job are even available here. If you are a low income head of household here, with family to help with childcare and after school pickup, moving away from that family support could be disastrous.
There is a big difference between having an EBT card and being on full scale welfare. Many jobs here pay so poorly that a single mom with a couple of kids would be eligible for EBT while working full time. In fact Walmart has all the information their employees need on how to apply for public assistance posted on their employee website, because a big part of their business plan is to pay their employees low wages and have the taxpayers make up the difference. The Walton family are individually some of the richest people in the country, while taxpayers subsidize feeding their employees.