I have done prior posts where I have talked a lot of shit on certain people drawing welfare, and I will admit, some of them I guess do have a legitimate case for receiving some kind of assistance, but I know other people at my work who seem much much more disabled and less able bodied then the individuals I know that collect welfare, and these people at my work have found a way to make it work and make contributions to our society and be ones for the positive column in our society.
I used to work for a company that worked with a non-profit that worked with people who were on disability that actually wanted to work and this non profit would work with companies to find spots in companies where these people with disabilities could fit in and eventually wean these people off of disability benefits. I had and still have so much respect for those people who were getting a free ride, but wanted to work and made strides to be self sufficient.
I think a lot of these people would be surprised what opportunities are out there and how many companies would work with them. As someone who is in a leadership position at my company, I would be more than happy to work with someone who is disabled to find a spot for them.
It just really upsets me when I see someone who is able bodied end up on welfare. I’ve seen this time after time after time. I knew a guy that was in social security for some stomach condition and he would eat just fine when I would kick it with him at Burger King. What a waste of a perfectly able bodied man. And this guy was like 6’4 and strong as can be. He was built like a tank. He belonged on a crab boat. Instead he wasted away on 700 dollars a month social security and smoked weed in his tent all day. Sad.
What upsets me the most about the whole deal is some people live like kings, perfectly able bodied and and of what appears to me to be of sound mind, getting their housing paid for, food paid for, utilities paid for, plus they get spending money every month, while there’s people working 60-70 hours a week working as a CNA who cant even afford a one bedroom apartment. How messed up is that! If the people who are working hard making things happen in this world could afford to live, then people getting all their stuff paid for on welfare wouldn’t upset me so much, but that’s what we have going on right now. Most people working out there right now couldn’t dream of affording the lifestyle people in welfare are living. Maybe that’s why I know so many people trying to play the system. In a lot of ways I don’t blame them. Why work your ass off at a job you hate for a boss you hate even more for pay that you can’t live off of, when you can just doctor shop and tell a fib or two and get your magical section 8.
Does anybody have any pride in a hard days work anymore? There’s nothing like the fulfilling feeling you get of accomplishing something and knowing that you contributed something to society. Why can’t people see that? I was taught this at a very young age. I got my first job at 15 years old and always looked forward to a hard days work. I like the challenge it brings me. I like to play the game. When I worked at that place that worked with those disabled people trying to ween off of disability, I could see them feeling the same feelings of satisfaction. I think if more people on welfare got a taste of that feeling, they would choose work as well.
If jobs would pay more livable wages to incentivize work, and these non profits would put more people on welfare in positions in these companies, they would get a taste of the satisfaction of work and we could end welfare as we know it. There’s a job for everyone. I’ve seen it. All it takes is will.
