[jimjamuser]

Originally Posted by golfing eagles

Yes, it is. However, just how do you do that? We all know (although some are too far left to admit it) that direct payments to the parent(s) tend to go to alcohol, lotto, cigarettes and drugs. Massive amounts of money are spent to help the kids , but it never reaches them.
I don't know the solution, but I think a big step would be to ditch these EBT cards and go back to food stamps, in fact stamps for everything, no cash at all. The landlord gets paid directly, there are stamps only good for school supplies and school lunches, stamps for bus transportation, perhaps a direct payment to an ISP and cell (local use only) provider. Make welfare much less tolerable, a subsistence living like it was in the thirties when people would do ANYTHING to "get off the dole". We have made these handouts a lifestyle that millions are enjoying at the expense of others.
Then, make getting a job, job training, or more education a condition of welfare payments. Provide daycare, preferable by grouping moms into a unit that rotates taking care of the kids with the above self "improvement" categories
Lastly, since you can't stop the recipients from trying to sell their stamps for cash (to get beer, cigarettes and lotto tickets), make it a class B felony to BUY these stamps (punishable by 10-25 in state prison).
At least it would be a start.

How about we start with Universal Health Care like ALL the other 1st world countries. Then, add more IRS agents to stop all the rich tax cheats in America. Then we pay a minimum wage of $20 to get Americans back to work. Then, we change the tax policy that has made the US have the greatest wealth disparity in the free world. then, we eliminate the liability protection for Police Officers. Then, we start back a DRAFT so that 25% of our military are NOT volunteers and thus susceptible to overthrowing the government. Then we increase the supreme court to 11 justices and give them ONLY one 6 year term. Then we make Senators have one 5 year term and Congresspeople have one 3 year term. Then we stop whatever(?) crazy s*it is going on in Arizona and potentially other states. After doing ALL that, come back to me - I have MANY more GOOD ideas.