re: On minorities and Fixing Welfare

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I think what most of you are upset about is the level of welfare and crime.

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Welfare isn't just a minority thing.

By design, the system is set up to trap people into poverty. Instead of incentivizing training or work, the system penalizes.

Welfare assistance of any type needs to be tied to job training or education for a better career. Right now it's too easy for a single parent to have a couple of kids, get EITC, welfare and a host of other types of assistance, work part time for a few coins or not at all and be perfectly content. The problem arises when that person goes to full time or works overtime to better their lives, their assistance is dropped or lowered. So basically they're working more for the same amount of money.