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Yeah, there's a lot of nuance here. I know many people who may not be where they are without government assistance as a child, myself included. But I also see

by clessg 11y ago

Yeah, there's a lot of nuance here. I know many people who may not be where they are without government assistance as a child, myself included. But I also see my alcoholic sister who uses almost all of her child benefits for liquor. That said, without the direct payments, I would expect her to turn to prostitution. So there's that at least.

cookiecaper 11y ago
Our social structure is broken. In a world that wasn't falling apart, such cases would be the responsibility of the family, and the family would have the authority to see it dealt with adequately. That's the way it's supposed to work, and the way it has worked through most of successful human history. As many Westerners have stopped realizing what family life is, they have done all they can to offload these familial responsibilities onto the state so that they can have greater individual independence. A big loss for us, and I don't think we can hang on much longer. To be clear, I'm not saying you're not doing enough, as I obviously don't know you or your family. I'm commenting that even if you were doing all you could (and you probably are), the social support isn't there to make it work.