The abuse of the welfare system is legendary and yet no one in public office ever tries to expose the abuse or point out exactly how much money is being wasted. The layers are so excessive that the programs within the programs have become firewalls of abuse...... Apparently impenetrable from the outside.
I just heard a story this morning from a neighbor about a young white couple from Santa Monica. The story was a personal one because the girl is my neighbors niece. They are expecting their third child in a few months. Neither one of them works and they are both healthy. He is 22 and she is 21. They live with their grandmother in a home that is owned by grandma.
They receive $2400 a month from the welfare office and $700 worth of food stamps. There is a program within a program that sends them a $150 gift card from Target every month. They also receive an hour of free couple's therapy each week.
I fully understand the concept of social programs to help the needy and disenfranchised. What I don't understand is why investigations are not done on a regular basis and why, when somebody is receiving welfare benefits, they aren't also receiving free mandatory job training.
The 22 year man just bought an X-box with his Target card.
My neighbor has decided to write a book about the welfare programs and the programs within the programs that completely discourage young healthy people from seeking employment.
How hard would it be to employ young social workers to investigate cases in person instead of sitting in an office and writing down whatever an applicant tells them? It doesn't make any sense if the answer is .....we can't afford it. Hiring 5000 state social workers to investigate fraud would eventually save the state billions of dollars....every year.
And I'm only talking about California........multiple that by 49 more states and the problem becomes egregious and enormous.
Social Security and Medicare always get poured into the debate concerning entitlements. Again they are not entitlements and they should be left out of any debate concerning the welfare system problems. I can see restructuring the Social Security guidelines and perhaps offering young people a chance to control their own money but that's an entirely different matter.
I read the other day that Federal revenue, as a share of the overall economy, is at it's lowest level since 1950. The article was by Ronald Brownstein, senior editor at the National Journal.
HOW IS THAT EVEN POSSIBLE?
I will investigate that point and get back to you later.
In the meantime...let's find out why abuse of the welfare system is not a focus of political interest....and let's stop grouping Social Security and Medicare together with programs that are freebies.
Social Security and Medicare are not handouts.
Michael Timothy McAlevey
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