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Believe it or not, the current system works for a lot of people. The number of federal and state services available in the US is quite large. The thing is that

Believe it or not, the current system works for a lot of people. The number of federal and state services available in the US is quite large. The thing is that you just have to look for them. I myself am not disadvantaged in life, and I work and make a good living. But even I have used welfare programs at certain times of need. I think the biggest inefficiency is just people not knowing there are programs that could help them, or perhaps, being too proud to consider the idea.

newfoundglory 9y ago
No, it's really not. It's things like asking a homeless old man for identification paperwork to enrol him into a housing program, or kicking people out of programs because they are addicts who can't quit without help, and making people visit an office in person during a weekday with all their children to get certain aid, when it would be better for them to be at work and the kids at school.