There are many forms of government assistance including Social Security, Medicaid, Medicare, Welfare, Unemployment, and Food Stamps. 55% of Americans have received one or more of these benefits in their lifetime, but how many of them actually needed the help? In this essay, I plan to explain that our government assistant program is flawed because of neglect, the simplicity of the process, and the lack of monitoring the individuals receive. Many of the forms of government assistance are received by lower income individuals in order to provide for their families, but many people believe that people who are too lazy to work for themselves often abuse these programs. I believe that there are actually many people who need this help, and use it …show more content…
Though the government attempts to stop the wrongful use of this program, there are still many counts of people using food stamps for foods that are not necessary or needed in the household. The main purpose of this program is to be able to provide families and individuals in need with income for necessities without giving them cash, attempting to make it so that they will use it wisely. A flaw with this program is that, since there are not any taxes applied to food stamps, they are particularly valuable to others, especially larger families who spend hundreds on groceries each week. Because of the want for tax-less food, there is a growing market for food stamps. They are usually sold for half of the amount of cash that they are receiving in food stamps, and can be easily used for things like cigarettes, alcohol, or drugs. This leaves the families and children of these individuals defenseless and without …show more content…
One big debate with this is the way that the users of these funds aren’t required to submit drug tests or any other proof to ensure they are following the rules set for them. I understand that many people utilize drugs on a daily basis, but it is morally worse to do these things when you are being paid money that other people are working for, rather than money that you have made yourself. This is something that could be lessened by either a more intensive application process, or recurring testing for drugs and more check-ins. Another idea would be to award people with assistance by doing what they need to. For example, if a person applies for jobs, they should receive a certain amount of assistance, and the amount that they receive could be determined by the amount of effort each person is using to better their