What is the best way to get people off of welfare, off of addiction and actually actively contributing to society?

[Anonymous]

Years ago in Canada - Ontario - a politician Mike Harris wanted to make it mandatory that people on welfare be tested for illegal drug use. Receive treatment for addiction & alcoholism. Receive trades and educational training.

Essentially he wanted to get them off of welfare which was designed as a TEMPORARY assistance NOT to live on or live off of --- as many people will do, having families or even generations (grandparents, parents, kids) on welfare.

He was laughed at for infringing on these people's "rights".

However, personally, this excuse is questionable as statistically addicts, alcholics, people on welfare are prone to criminal activity, etc. and so their continued unnecessary useage of welfare and in their addicted situations are infringing on the rights of society as a whole.

Mike Harris's Idea was Good

No it's Infringing on their rights to contribute little / nothing to society

[Anonymous]

There needs to be a crackdown on employers. I remember when I was job hunting. I didn't get the job because the owner did not like the fact I lived in a not so rich area.

Employers also won't hire someone over a certain age but they do it in a sneaky way so they get away with discrimination

I have seen a hiring manager advertising saying they were looking for workers and complaining how people on unemployment were lazy and didn't want to work and even saying they wete struggling to find someone for the jobs they had going. This job was to work as a waitress in a hotel fully clothed in long sleeve top and pants with an apron

He was there complaining about people being lazy and rather preferring to be on unemployment than work thing about this manager he wanted you to send him your photo because according to tthis hiring manager when I asked him why do you have to send your photo when your resume shows your qualifications and work history. He responded to me by telling me the photo was to show him if you were the right fit for the job or not. He basically was only interested in potentially hiring you not based on your work experience and qualifications but the way in which you looked. He was only interested if your breast were C cup or bigger and if you had blond or Brown hair. I don't know if that manager eventually got fired but he no longer works for the hotel

So many people like yourself are convinced people are lazy and don't want to work but for many people they aren't lazy they are just being met with employers who aren't interested in hiring you because you aren't pretty enough. Or they won't hire you because you live in a poor area

[Asker]

Where did I say you didn't want to work? Hmmm.

You were most likely not hired because your ability to read & comprehend English isn't that good AND to make matters worse you do not have a good personality being overly defensive over nothing.

[chrissykerdock]

this whole society is a goddamn mess... i mean there's no beginning and there's no end to the mess... you can say fix welfare... you can say fix corruption but it won't be fixed... all the times i was asked to do sexual favors for.50 cents more an hour is riddiculus... i say blow up the world and hope something better than the human race comes along.

[exitseven]

Two years collecting welfare and you are done. The government will provide job training and drug rehab but after that they are on their own.

[strateguy632]

in some countries welfare payments depend on going to job interviews and never refuse a job, if refuse would lose welfare so they would start the job.

[exitseven]

Thanks for the MHO😎

[msc545]

Next, propose a way to get rich people and corporations to stop breaking the tax and employment laws.

[Asker]

But they actually contribute to society - welfare does not

[msc545]

They contribute grief.

[LazerBean]

Great idea. There should also be a BMI cut off to where if your BMI is way over the average American then you are no longer eligible.

[DryGermanGuy]

The whole species of landwhales might go extinct! :-D :-D

[LazerBean]

Exactly lol

[shortster]

I ascribe to Benjamin Franklin's school of thought. To make them as uncomfortable in their poverty as possible.

[Anonymous]

Sterilization.

I know that sounds cold. But lazy people tend to breed lazy people. You can't make lazy people want to work but you can end the propagation of thier line.

[Anonymous]

It was a brilliant idea, but liberals here in America would riot if that was ever passed.

[Anonymous]

Culling the overpopulation issues