Welfare

I just got done watching an episode of "The Dragon's Den" on BBC America. It is the British version of "The Shark Tank" here in the US. They had a woman on that is a single mother of 4 who has an online furniture business and yet she still receives government benefits. I know the welfare/government benefits in the UK are different than here in the US, but the idea is the same.

Government/welfare benefits are supposed to temporarily help people who have fallen on hard times get back on their feet (of course there is also a component to help the disabled which isn't always temporary.)

This woman and millions of others use - I should say abuse - government benefits all the time all over the world. This not only is unmoral, but in many places is illegal. More background and random checks need to be carried out by each welfare office to ensure that those who need the help have it and that those who abuse the system are taken off it.

I have seen many people on welfare (especially here in the US) who cry and complain that they are struggling to survive and yet they have all the latest video/computer games, technology (ie cell phones, etc) and fashion. These are the people that need to be investigated first to see if they really deserve government assistance. I believe that in most of these cases, these people do not meet the requirements and are abusing the system instead.

Also it is one thing to already have children and then need some temporary government help and another to be on assistance and continue to have children. Welfare should not give any extra money to these people who can't take care of the children they have and yet have more and more. That is also an abuse of the system. Many of these people make being on welfare their job rather than finding a real one themselves.

I am 100% in favor of welfare/government assisting it's citizens in getting back on their feet or, if they are disabled, helping them live as much of a "normal" life as possible. I just believe that too many people abuse the system and there needs to be more, stricter enforcement of the regulations.