When Welfare Goes Wrong...

[monster]

28 years, no work

Why has Elizabeth never had a paid job?


When you have welfare systems you almost always get people who abuse and play the system to a professional level, and it's a balancing act, deciding if the cost of the abusers can be stomached in order to make sure those who really need help still get it. But in this case I feel the sytem -rather than being abused- is almost abusing people by enabling them to be plain and simple losers. There's no built in kick-up-the-butt, or at least there wasn't until it was too late.

But she concedes that she doesn't really know why she didn't get a job, and that there was an element of just "not getting round" to it.

She doesn't think school wanted her to stay on because she "wasn't too bright" and used to bunk off a lot.

Without any qualifications she assumed she wasn't able to follow her chosen path and join the Army. She never actually made it to the recruitment office to ask

Just plain lazy, i call it. And the daughter (who had a baby at 16) needs a Waaahbmulance:

"All my pals are looking for work as well. But it's not that easy to get a job straightaway, you've got to write out your CV and everything and then hand it in to places."

I know, I know, I don't know the full story, I haven't walked in their shoes and I shouldn't jusdge, but I am, damn it. Although I'm judging "the system" more than them. I don't think these people are living the Life of Reilly off the taxpayer. but I think they'd be a damn sight better off and happier now if the welfare system hadn't supported their lazy arses so much.

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your thoughts?