The Uncontrollel Model Of Social Welfare

Politics and government intervention has come to represent an increasing influence within Human Services. Our culture has since its beginning valued determination, and the ability of the individual to direct, and build their own future. For the extremely poor, elderly, physically, and mentally ill the task of providing for themselves becomes impossible. The history, and influence of government on human services within our own culture has often been met with controversy. Beginning with the New deal in the 30’s, with the creation of social security and the social welfare system; to today’s newest program involving the forcefully implemented affordable care act. The reliance on government funded welfare for many of the poorest is a necessity.

The short article cut from “America’s New Working Class”, by Kathleen R. Arnold, depicts the failure of the American’s federal welfare system. It seems like mostly Americans agree that the propose of federal welfare programs is to provide economic assistance such as food stamps to people who need it. However, Arnold states that the real propose of welfare programs is to maintain a supply of cheap labor in order to make them to have obedient adaptive function and closely keep watch on those welfare recipients. For example, the bad treatment for parole people will only lead them go back the prison; and for those noncompliance workfare recipients, the bad treatment and poor support will lead them to become homeless and malnourish, which make them become much more poverty.

This paper was prepared for Social Welfare Institutions and Program, SWK, 639, Section 81, taught by Professor Yvonne Johnson

America spends an annual amount of 131.9 billion dollars on welfare alone (Department of Commerce). So many facts about welfare are overwhelming, such that over 12,800,000 Americans are on the welfare system. The entire social welfare system is in desperate need of a complete reform. In order for a proper reform to ensue, the people of America must combine efforts with the U.S. government to revitalize the current welfare system. This reform would involve answering two important questions. First, how has today’s welfare system strayed from its original state and secondly, how is the system abused by welfare holders in today’s economy?

When the topic of welfare is brought into an ethical discussion most individuals would surely see it as an ethical act that genuinely helps those in need. This is true to an extent, but is it possible that welfare does more harm than good? Most would argue that the hand out of money to those less fortunate is being socially responsible. The question that drives this ethical issue is where does social responsibility end and personal responsibility pick up? This question is difficult to answer because every family in need is in a different situation. Government benefits are supposed to be used as a crutch for families to get back on their feet, but about

Over the last decades social protection programs have been developed to mitigate damaging impacts from economic crises and

There remains a remnant of citizens who honestly cannot do without the welfare system and who abide by the regulation of the welfare system, however, the system unintentionally invites scam artists. The ways of abusing the welfare system continuos to grow. Here are just a few of the examples. Citizens are staying single parents in order to receive aid. Parents view having more children as a gateway to receiving more money from the system. Recipients refuse to search for jobs and report employment in order to continue receiving assistance. People seem to easily make false claims, requesting assistance when they do not need it. Although, there is a set time period for receiving funds many citizens become comfortable and lazy during assistance. The whole purpose of the system is to get citizens through rough economical problems and back to a independent lifestyle without government aid. However, the systems seems to encourage complacency in society and provide fraud play in

United States Government Welfare began in the 1930’s during the Great Depression. Franklin D. Roosevelt thought of this system as an aid for low-income families whose men were off to war, or injured while at war. The welfare system proved to be beneficial early on by giving families temporary aid, just enough to help them accommodate their family’s needs. Fast forward almost 90 years, and it has become apparent that this one once helpful system, has become flawed. Welfare itself and the ideologies it stands on, contains decent fundamentals; furthermore, this system of aid needs only to be reformed to better meet the needs of today’s society.

Social welfare programs and rugged individualism can and do interrelate, as long as government assistance doesn’t inhibit an individual in working to his maximum capabilities, but instead helping him succeed. This in turn, allows the society to prosper, as illustrated in this

Midgley defines social welfare as “a condition or state of human well-being that exists when people’s needs are met, problems are managed, and opportunities are maximized” (2009). Although, this definition does cover the basic definition of social welfare, Tussing argues that there are two systems within the welfare system and gives a greater understanding of the “social insurance” system (1974). The stigma that goes along with being associated with social welfare programs generally doesn’t include the policies that are in place to assist the non-poor. The PowerPoint argues that there are different models to social welfare; residual and institutional and different programs; selective and universal (PowerPoint). The main point difference between the institutional approach and the residual approach is that the institutional approach is preventative where the residual approach is set-up as a safety net, when something goes wrong (PowerPoint). The institutional approach acknowledges the need for social services

Conundrum of the Welfare State “Tussle of power between the precariats and the plutocrats” Welfare state as opposed to a socialist state endeavours to secure ‘welfare’ of its population by not just conforming to the fundamental principle of a sovereign state – A state which through its machinery, the government seeking to provide justice, affirmative action, rule of law and a laundry list of ‘public goods’ – but unlike any other socialist state, working on the premise of ‘utilitarian approach’, doesn’t seem to direct or control all the production units but affords direct state intervention in policy decisions providing social security, education, medical care, transfer payments; often monopolising or dominating unlike the classical liberal state which contents itself with the creation of peaceful conditions, abolishment of

As defined by Oxforddictionaries.com (2013), welfare is “the health, happiness, and fortunes of a person or group.” Whether or not a citizen’s welfare is the responsibility of the government had been a long standing debate in the United States. The answer came in the form of the U.S. Welfare program, also defined by Oxforddictionaries.com (2013) as a “statutory procedure or social effort designed to promote the basic physical and material well-being of people in need.” Now, to what extent is the government responsible? There are unforeseeable events that affect people’s financial state in a decreasing economy such as people losing jobs or wages getting cut. Welfare is meant to aid citizens in these hard times until they can manage on their own. In theory, welfare is an excellent idea but in practice, it does not always accomplishes its mission. Unfortunately, many cases fall through the cracks, people abuse the system and then Welfare becomes a clutch. The question then becomes whether or not welfare is more beneficial or harmful.

The emergence of the social welfare system was to assist those who suffered some type of hardship that resulted in them being unable to support themselves or their family for example, Jane Smith single female with two children William four years of age and Sally two years of age. Jane is currently residing in a temporary shelter that she must vacate within the next month she has no money or employment.

In this article the welfare approach discussed in Sandel’s Justice is used. The welfare approach recognizes that maximizing welfare, improving the standard of living, and aiding economic growth promote prosperity.

The institutional approach to social welfare is proactive. It addresses needs and problems that may arise before the need is seen/developed in individuals. Examples of this include social security, public education, and tax exemptions for the number of children in a household (Segal, Gerdes, Steiner, p.40). The institutional approach tends to be broader and less detailed in terms of resources, money, and the size of the population in need.