The House of Representatives believes that families on Welfare should be tied to Welfare attendance in
school. What exactly is Welfare? Welfare is when the government will provide financial benefits to those
who see themselves unable to provide for their children and their families. On the other hand, some
people believe that the financial benefits should be earned or have a stipulation in some kind of way. For
example, the stipulation people want to be able to monitor Welfare children’s attendance at school. In
doing so, the stipulation people think this will minimize the likeliness of those children continuing the
cycle of being on Welfare when they become adults. The children will be present for class, become further
knowledgeable about college, the importance of college, and this will likely minimize the child being on
Welfare as an adult.
In my opinion, the stipulation people have a good point in wanting to make the Welfare families earn and
work for the financial benefits. But, lets take it a step further and require the parents to meet with the
students teacher periodically and make sure the teacher is involved in the students academics. Of course
we want to stop the cycle of Welfare, but how can we educate the adult on getting off of Welfare. How
can we put stipulations on the adult as well. We need to make the adult accountable; once the child sees
the adult trying to make a difference that will guide the child in a positive direction as well. It can’t be
the old say “Do as I say, but not as I do” there has to be accountability full circle.
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