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Originally Posted by Medusa99
I'm really torn on issues like this. On one hand, I see this guy who is trying to make a better life for his family here....ya know, the place where the streets are paved in gold, and I can't blame people for wanting to come here. On the other hand, I've seen sooooo much abuse of the welfare/aid system here because of working at a grocery store, that I've become really cynical about it. I don't think this guy is trying to abuse the system, and at least he is working, but having people come over here now is completely different than it was in the early 1900's. I think we need a major overhaul in the aid system here.
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I also got very cynical while working at a grocery store. People were milking the system by buying 25 cent packs of gum to buy alcohol with the change. I think that most states have fixed this by making welfare cards. However, I also had a friend who got a job in an attempt to get off welfare. It turned out she was getting more money from the government than she was from her minimum wage job. It is a tough issue. I'm not sure what the answer is, but the welfare system needs to get fixed.