In present day society, getting by of weekly paychecks seems to be the only way how to survive. No one is ahead. You’re always owing someone money, or behind on payments. It seems as though it’s hard to even save some money without having to zero out your account on the next bill. Even day to day life nowadays feels futile.
Coming from a lower income family myself, I personally understand the difficulties in the struggle to get by. Even with all the assistance the government offers, just surviving seems out of hands reach. Once you fall below the poverty line, building your way up is incredibly difficult. For one thing, when out of work for a long period of time, and in need money for food, you can apply for food stamps. At first, it comes off as a huge relief, like a burden has been removed from your shoulders. You feel protected, but soon or later, you eventually won’t need those food stamps any more. Yes, there are people who somehow “break the system” and rely on food stamps their whole lives, but those who don’t have to pay back. And not “payback”, no they actually have to pay back the government for what they borrow.
So maybe those who hold onto food stamps when not necessary anymore, actually fear the repercussions of their actions. They know that deep down without them, they wouldn't be able to afford the way of living they had gotten used to, and that they wouldn't be able to live AND pay back their dues. I’m not saying that they system our government has created is wrong, or needs to be fixed, but maybe if we fixed our economy first, and maybe made average living more affordable we wouldn't have issues like this occurring. People wouldn't feel the need to trick the government in order to get by, and maybe the government would be better in the long run.
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