Welfare has been the topic of much controversy over the past few years. Though abolishing welfare altogether is an alternative, welfare reform is more reasonable and feasible. For one, the redistribution of wealth is necessary to maintain equality among the economic classes. The gap between the rich and the poor is widening each day, and welfare aids the redistribution of wealth. Secondly, doing away with welfare altogether would further impoverish those that are currently under …
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…income. But by excluding these people from welfare benefits ensures that there will be fewer people eating from the welfare pie. These two amendments to the welfare program reduces two of the many problems with the current welfare system. Doing away with welfare altogether carries with it many negative consequences including increased poverty. Introducing a phase-out period for support, a welfare representative, and a savings options reduces the contempt between the upper and lower classes.