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Shocker: 83% Support Work Requirements for Welfare Beneficiaries

frankcar Wrote: Nov 16, 2012 6:54 PM

part 2: the media/dems label these lazy blood suckers as "poor" India,Africa THAT'S POOR! if your healthy and not practicing safe sex and have a kid YOU OR YOUR FAMILY SHOULD BE 100% RESPONSIBLE not your neighbor getting out of bed everyday going to work! we should take care of our vets,elderly,mentally/physically challenged and if a spouse dies leaving the survivor as sole bread winner.why are our inner cities crumbling? schools failing,prisons busting at the seams? the breakdown of the family? our e.r.'s filled with uninsured? all thanks to welfare,the alternative to traditional ,moral values and the kids that are meant to be protected are being abused and so is are society.thanks to welfare.

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Shocker: 83% Support Work Requirements for Welfare Beneficiaries

Good call, Mr. President.

Most Americans think there are too many people on welfare who should not be getting it and believe overwhelmingly that those who do receive welfare benefits should be required to work.

A new Rasmussen Reports national telephone survey finds that 83% of American Adults favor a work requirement as a condition for receiving welfare aid. Just seven percent (7%) oppose such a requirement, while 10% are undecided. (To see survey question wording, click here.)

Support for a work requirement is slightly higher...