Why Welfare Reform is a Win Win Win  January 26th, 2005 at 10:23
am by David Farrar  I stongly believe welfare reform is one of
those win/win/win policies where there are no losers, unlike
some policies which have winners and losers.   Short-term
welfare can be life saving. Long-term welfare can be life
destroying. Working is not just about earning money, it is about
one’s sense of usefulness, of self reliance, of having some
intellectual challenge etc. And while the majority of people on
welfare can’t wait to get off, there are a significant number
who would stay on it for life if allowed.   Some may disagree,
but I think it is not at all desirable for a child to grow up in
a household where no-one works. All the studies show environment
has a huge factor on how kids turn out, and what your folks do
is a major part of that. Hell I wanted to be a Doctor for years,
just because my Dad was, until I worked out I hated needles and
biology :-) And if at least one parent is working, there is more
income for the kid