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That's the problem with these programs, they were meant to be a bridge to a better life, but they have become a way of life for many and after generations of families on welfare, they think this is the way it is supposed to be. Children learning from their parents.
If they do end up passing a law to have mandatory drug testing to receive welfare, then about 90% of those receiving it.. will be receiving it no more....
And what is the averagein years that the long term have been receiving the gravy train?
I am tired of this nonesense. Too many children out there, to parents that should not be parents in anyway.
If you know you will not be able to take care of children the right way, do yourself a favor and use protection please.
Too many People out there with the mentality that somebody owes me. It gets sickening, and quite tiresome. No unemployed Mother needs to have fifteen children.
Though the job market is not as good as it once was, I don't believe that no one will hire someone. Also there are many agencies that work with the older population in order to help them get jobs. Also there are regular temp agencies that can match people with temporary positions. I personally have worked temp jobs for years. It is a good way to learn about many different businesses and get paid a decent wage. Most staffing agencies even offer benefits.
This works for those who have skills, but not for those without skills. Even temp agencies have little use for the unskilled, especially when they are older and there are so many younger applicants available.
I've been to temp agencies, filled out the paperwork. Out of the hundreds of job tasks on the form, there are maybe a half dozen for which I'm experienced and qualified. Oh, and I don't have a car, which REALLY limits the offerings from temp agencies even if they wanted to send me out on a job.
Unskilled does not mean incapable. If a person with Down's Syndrome can bag groceries or put items in a box, someone without this sort of disability should be able to do it as well. They are also more able to move out of these sorts of jobs since they are not limited by mental retardation or developmental disabilities.
But in the real world, unskilled workers ARE limited by age and health. As in, employers don't have any good reason to hire older unskilled workers in times of high unemployment when there are so many younger workers available.
I don't want to be un-PC but since this is the political room.... um....mentally retarded people get unskilled jobs.
My mom was a teenage mom, high school drop out and went and got a job as an aid in a nursing home cleaning up old folk poop. She was unskilled. She didn't like that job so took advantage of the training her job provided and became a CNA. She made more money. She continually looked for better employment. She eventually landed a job in a factory (still had no high school diploma!) and made $12 an hour which is great money in the city I'm from. We lived very well. She stayed at that job over 10 years. While she was there she went back to school and got a GED and a degree in Early Childhood Education and subsequently opened up her own daycare center.
Unskilled does not mean incapable. If a person with Down's Syndrome can bag groceries or put items in a box, someone without this sort of disability should be able to do it as well. They are also more able to move out of these sorts of jobs since they are not limited by mental retardation or developmental disabilities.
Kudos to your mom for setting a great example for her children of how to persevere and overcome adversity.
An unemployed mother of 15, probably never worked a day in her life, says 'somebody owes me.'
With the crime, drugs, poverty, etc and the culture of glorifying unemployment, gangs, drug dealers, not taking responsibility, etc I can't imagine things will ever change.
I think her va-jay-jay was a revolving door. Really.
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