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People will purposefully be getting pregnant in order to become exempt. Which of course will only increase the burden on taxpayers.
I generally avoid making decisions based on *feelings*, but the feeling of having a happy customer/employer and a large paycheck is powerful.
I have always felt that working (if able) for government assistance should be tied to all forms of welfare.
Where I have changed my thoughts is that at one time I thought that the work should not displace any kind of government workers but with how large the government has become I am all for starting with the unskilled jobs and working our way up the ladder.
One idea why buy a $50,000 mower to mow the grass on the highway when you can have 1000 food stamps people mow the same grass with 100 or so low cost mowers. So it takes 100 times as much time, the people can be doing work. Then train some others to fix the mowers, others to drive the workers out to the site, others to supervise.....
In my mind there is a big difference between people that can work and people that truly need help. I will help anyone that I can but only if they are willing to also help themselves as much as they are able. Once it turns into a 'you just do this for me because I deserve it' then I am done.
Final point really is what lesson does the person learn at the end of the day. Satisfaction of having accomplished something or just looking at all the suckers that get food, housing, clothing, transportation the hard way (working).