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The problem with cutting welfare programmes is that it hits the most vulnerable people first and hits then the hardest. The people that game the system? They are just going to move on to something or someone else to exploit. The people that actually need the safety net? Yeah they're getting fucked over hard by any sort of cut.
And turning Welfare into something purely electronic does not work either purely for this reason: what happens to debts? Student loans, mortgages, credit card stuff, stuff paid for on finance. If someone is not getting any cash whatsoever then it will cripple them as the debts run up and payments are missed. Also things like bills and rent must be considered. "Move somewhere cheaper" does not cut it as an excuse in places like the UK where even renting isn't possible due to the sheer cost of living here. What about transport as well? I know this one for a fact: if I couldn't afford the bus fare then I couldn't attend an interview. Simple. As. That. There were days when it was literally down to food for the week and not having enough left over to cover transport to a job interview, or going to the interview and not being able to afford the week's food bills.
Another thing with unemployment is the bit one. I've heard people say "bring in X number of job interviews minimum per month" systems which is just plain stupid. The area in the UK where I live has an average of 70 people applying for every job vacancy. This includes stuff like scrubbing nightclub toilets. People can often go for months without even hearing from a prospective employer. It's even worse if you're under 30 because you will be lucky if anyone even considers reading your CV. Employers rarely want to train people so if you don't have the experience they won't hire you but in order to get experience you need to be hired...See where this is going?
Also there is one basic fact: populations grow, more people are after the same number or even less jobs. Cutting something that will need to grow to support a larger population of people that will need this sort of thing is just going to leave more and more people vulnerable and in trouble. Also trust me when I say that the people who exploit and game the system are indeed in the minority. At work I often see to people who are having to rely on welfare as a safety net to get back on their feet and trust me when I say it is very rare then I actually meet someone who is clearly just exploiting the system (and they very often just ignore my advice or act like I have no idea how to do my job when I tell them news that they don't want to hear).
To sum up: Some people are lazy, some people are greedy, some people are both. Most people just want to make a living and would like something there for when times are tough. Welfare isn't the problem, it's one of the many things caught up in the whole cycle of problems at the end of the day.
The problem with cutting welfare programmes is that it hits the most vulnerable people first and hits then the hardest. The people that game the system? They are just going to move on to something or someone else to exploit. The people that actually need the safety net? Yeah they're getting fucked over hard by any sort of cut.
And turning Welfare into something purely electronic does not work either purely for this reason: what happens to debts? Student loans, mortgages, credit card stuff, stuff paid for on finance. If someone is not getting any cash whatsoever then it will cripple them as the debts run up and payments are missed. Also things like bills and rent must be considered. "Move somewhere cheaper" does not cut it as an excuse in places like the UK where even renting isn't possible due to the sheer cost of living here. What about transport as well? I know this one for a fact: if I couldn't afford the bus fare then I couldn't attend an interview. Simple. As. That. There were days when it was literally down to food for the week and not having enough left over to cover transport to a job interview, or going to the interview and not being able to afford the week's food bills.
Another thing with unemployment is the bit one. I've heard people say "bring in X number of job interviews minimum per month" systems which is just plain stupid. The area in the UK where I live has an average of 70 people applying for every job vacancy. This includes stuff like scrubbing nightclub toilets. People can often go for months without even hearing from a prospective employer. It's even worse if you're under 30 because you will be lucky if anyone even considers reading your CV. Employers rarely want to train people so if you don't have the experience they won't hire you but in order to get experience you need to be hired...See where this is going?
Also there is one basic fact: populations grow, more people are after the same number or even less jobs. Cutting something that will need to grow to support a larger population of people that will need this sort of thing is just going to leave more and more people vulnerable and in trouble. Also trust me when I say that the people who exploit and game the system are indeed in the minority. At work I often see to people who are having to rely on welfare as a safety net to get back on their feet and trust me when I say it is very rare then I actually meet someone who is clearly just exploiting the system (and they very often just ignore my advice or act like I have no idea how to do my job when I tell them news that they don't want to hear).
To sum up: Some people are lazy, some people are greedy, some people are both. Most people just want to make a living and would like something there for when times are tough. Welfare isn't the problem, it's one of the many things caught up in the whole cycle of problems at the end of the day.
Also listening to a Hagraven breath is disgusting.
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