If welfare for single moms ceased today how long would it be until women took responsibility for their actions?

At the moment if a woman gets pregnant she is assured of 18 years of idleness at the expense of the taxpayer in cases of single mom's claiming welfare, or through taking money from the guy who was unlucky enough to be tricked into impregnating her.

If the forced payment of "child support" and also government welfare to single moms was stopped today, how quickly would women begin to take responsibility for their own actions?

if single mothers could not get any welfare, they would not start "taking responsibilities for their actions" they would start getting more abortions...

not to mention, welfare can be a very good thing for a single parent. do you have any idea how much raising a child costs? and a lot of single mothers are young and don't have a college degree, and needless to say, if you're struggling with the financial responsibilities of raising a child you are not earning enough to go to college and eventually get a degree to fix that matter. single parents sometimes need welfare to make sure their child doesn't DIE. i mean, what do you think is the bigger loss, tax dollars, or the lives of children through malnourishment or illness without medication? sure, there are some woman out there who keep having kids in order to collect more welfare, don't find a job, basically take from the systems money, but there are people who abuse every privileged, the world isn't perfect and neither is welfare.

also, in terms of child support. the money received from the father is not enough to raise a child. it's just help, and if you have sex with a woman, the child is every much of yours as it is hers, so you really should be helping her pay for it. men need to take just as much responsibility for their actions as woman. and a woman does not trick a man into impregnating her..i mean, there are a few independent cases, but really? morning sickness, looking like the good year blimp, difficulty moving around, CHILD BIRTH. that's not worth your money, especially since it's not enough to pay for the child and then have an additional income anyways. having a child is actually still losing money from your income for the woman, even with child support.

not to mention, my sister is on food stamps and receiving child support AND a working woman and she's still barely making ends meet. i mean, when you have kids, you can't exactly run out adn wrok 80 hours a week, and the hours you do get at some low paying job really doesn't cut it. she is taking responsibility. she made a mistake, but she kept the kid, she's raising it, she's out there working, and she's getting a little help, because withotu it, she'd probably be living in the car, my nephew wouldn't have enough food, and i'm honestly sick to my stomach thinking about what could happen to him.

me? i was assaulted and ended up pregnant. i'm not on welfare, nor am i getting child support because of my situation (his money isn't worth him being in my son's life even the slightest). i'm stripping to earn an income and working a couple days a week at a hospital (to fill in the employment gaps on future applications and also to get benefits). i'm taking responsibility, and i didn't even do anything to lead to the pregnancy, except maybe trust someone i thought was a long time friend. him on the other hand? this is all on him. i wouldn't have been pregnant if he'd stayed the f*ck away from me, yet where is he? no clue. he's not paying child support, doesn't have to be a part of ht ekids life nor does he want to, and basically got off scotch free (while i had a kit done, no charges were pressed. the deal was if he stayed completely otu of my life and my son's life, he wouldn't have to pick out an outfit for court). so, not only is child support and welfare sometimes necessary for single mothers (as i know i would definitely need it had i not decided to strip), but it's not just the woman who has to take responsibility. it's the man. and it's not just the woman who "don't", according to you, it goes both ways. there are a lot of woman otu there completely caring for their children while the father's life hasn't changed at all.

so, basically, if welfare and child support were taken away, almost every single parent depending on it would end up on the streets and the mortality rate of children would go up. in addition to that, more woman would get abortions. yes. you came up with a brilliant idea, didn't you?

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If you are against abortion are you in support of social welfare programs to help women parent?

If you are against abortion (or if you are for it you can share your thoughts too) are you for social welfare programs that provide women with adequate childcare, healthcare, education, food, etc?

If you are against abortion AND against social welfare programs, are you also against birth control, sex education in schools, and free and easy access to condoms and the pill?

If you are against all three of those above things, what are your ideas on creating solutions for women who have unplanned pregnancies other than adoption?

I have always supported Effective Social Welfare Programs. I don't support banaids or programs that just make it appear something was provided when in reality what was provided wasn't worth the time or effort required to access or use the service.

For Example: A mother gives birth and the baby tests positive for drugs. The way it works for the first offence is that the mother takes the baby home from the hospital with 3 Pee-Test Appointments and a mandatory Group Treatment Session on Thursday Night at 7:00 p.m.

I had 2-babies--and I don't need to have a drug problem to see this as an Unrealistic expectation of a new mother who may have other children and few resources. I could hardly manage my own follow-up and the baby's well baby check up when I became a mother.

This services seems nice on paper but, is not something that would result in a positive outcome more often then not--especially if the mother does have a drug problem. There could be a million better ways to provide Social Services to a new mother.

The actual problem as I see things is that people seem to think One Thing can fix the problem and believe it always has to do with Funding it... I believe it has to do with something that actually costs Nothing to Provide but would benefit society far more. Rather then Fix it with Money why don't more people talk about Giving a Care about the situation in a Real Way?

What do you Actually Do to HELP a Young Mother? An Old Man? or The Abused child down the street?

What people need the most right now is someone to Care about them and their ability to be successful. Provide the kind of support that might actually make a difference and offer realistic interventions. I pay my taxes and have no problem seeing them invested in social programs but, I also look for the ways I can actually show someone I care about them and will help where I am able.

The Mom who goes home with her baby that tested positive for drugs needs a lot of support if she will be able to overcome the problem and keep her baby. Giving her food stamps and 4 appointments the next week is far from what I call Social Support. What about actually helping Her figure out how to make life work in a real way--by showing Care for that mother? Help her get to these appointments, learn to keep her home clean, get up and dressed in the morning---bring her some coffee--show her how to Care for her baby--how to shop, cook and clean...things that moms do, they may not have even had themselves.

~~~and yes, I do these things when I see them happening. And at the End of the Day--who am I to Decide the Life of an Unborn Child? I have tended to try and leave that to the Power that made the fetus tissue kick.

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