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The Abuse of Government Assistance is a Huge Problem
The amount of people out there that abuse Government Assistance and welfare system is rapidly increasing. The goal of government assistance should be to help people attain a position in life where they no longer need assistance. There will always be select people that need assistance their entire lives. Mentally and physically challenged people fall into that category. Shouldn't the majority of our government assistance go to people in that category? Yes, I believe it should, but that is not the case in our country today.
When these programs are used correctly, the tax paying citizen doesn't seem to have a problem with the programs. But when these programs, such as WIC, food stamps, housing assistance, health insurance assistance, education assistance are abused it not only upsets tha...