re: #785 recusancy

Yeah. Most everyone on a form of welfare would rather be making more money working and have the choice to get a private plan. You seem to assume that you’re different from everyone else on welfare cause you really want to work but just can’t. Well… They can’t either. That’s the point of all this. It isn’t to help the lazy but to help those who truly need it.

How does one distinguish someone who “truly needs it” from someone who is lazy? The beauty of the welfare reform Clinton signed off on was not in the withdrawal of benefits, but in the belief they would be withdrawn. All of a sudden, long term welfare recipients found jobs at record rates. Now, surely there are many who receive this assistance who truly need it, and that is more true these days due to the state of the economy. But I just don’t know how the government tells the difference between the needy and the lazy.