Government Assistance by Trevon Purnell

TrevonPurnell — 2015-04-13 13:58:31 UTC

Background

TrevonPurnell — 2015-04-13 15:49:45 UTC

The article discuss social programs that help out property stricken people. The program was started by Franklin Roosevelt after the Great Depression in 1930's.

Positive 1

TrevonPurnell — 2015-04-14 13:33:59 UTC

This article was written by Tami Luhby. The article discusses how the government helped 3.2 million Americans stay above the poverty line in 2010. With the reading of this article you will discover the benefits of government assistance.

Positive 2

TrevonPurnell — 2015-04-14 13:49:30 UTC

Jana Kasperkevic writes an article about the results of a study from the Pew Charitable Trusts. In the article Kasperkevic writes about how the assistance from the government benefits everyone and every state. She also goes on to say that both political parties are glad that they can help people stay above the line of poverty. During her writing she only used evidence that supported her beliefs

Controversial topic

TrevonPurnell — 2015-04-16 13:58:23 UTC

Unemployment insurance

Ben Hueston/April 16th

ben_hueston — 2015-04-16 18:37:30 UTC

I think the facts and statistics show the true story behind why government assistance is needed and how it really does help so aspects of the economy but I think it's a interesting point to how some states get more asisitance than they might need. I think it would be more beneficial to the people who receive the benefits and to the economy if the supplemental poverty rate was used instead of the traditional one.

Negative 1

TrevonPurnell — 2015-04-22 12:59:22 UTC

The following article was written by Robert Rector. In the article it discuss how majority of the welfare goes to single parent households. The children who are dependent on welfare are greatly effected. According to study the children's IQ levels have reduced, the chance of them becoming fanicial unstable in the future is more likely, and when they are old they will also be dependent of welfare. Overall, the welfare creates a loop that traps majority of its people in.

Negative 2

TrevonPurnell — 2015-04-22 14:20:56 UTC

Another article around the assumption that welfare has a negative effect on our future generation. This article was written by Patrick F. Fagan, Ph.D. and Robert Rector. The welfare program was created to help kids but instead is hurting them. Higher welfare payments have increased their dependency and has negative effects on them. 4.7 million Americans have been on welfare programs for 6 and a half years or more. Which shows that welfare doesn't help majority of its people. Also, 20 percent of the children IQ's have decreased.

Picture

TrevonPurnell — 2015-04-22 15:08:07 UTC

The Picture shows how families use welfare programs, but the programs don't help families out of poverty. It only gives them a false hope of making it out.

Quote

TrevonPurnell — 2015-04-22 15:24:03 UTC

This quote by Reagan states that welfare success should be measure by its success rate. With so many people still living in poverty and still depending on welfare can we call welfare successful. There are over 4.7 million Americans still depending on welfare and counting. The question at the end of the day is welfare really beneficial to us as a whole?

Reflect 1

TrevonPurnell — 2015-04-23 14:18:46 UTC

I can see how some people can think there might be another revolution. Although we have a strong government it has it flaws, which these flaws might really set people off. Even if we were to have another revolution who is to say it want be a peaceful revolution.

Ben Hueston/Quote Comment

ben_hueston — 2015-04-24 15:12:18 UTC

I think the quote is really meaningful because it seems like people have forgotten the true purpose of government assistance. I think that we should probably raise the amount we give so people actually come above the poverty level and can have a better chance than living below the poverty level with it. I think Reagan's quote just really sums up what it is supposed to be well.

Question/ Death Penality

TrevonPurnell — 2015-05-05 13:21:13 UTC

The death penalty is often used on murders and rapist. Do you think that using the death penalty is unjust even when used on people that have hurt or killed others.

Question/ Religion

TrevonPurnell — 2015-05-05 13:23:40 UTC

Gay people are often looked down in the Christian religion, but doesn't the bible say God loves all? If God can still love the people who've strayed away a little bit. Why can't we do the same?

May

TrevonPurnell — 2015-05-07 13:37:47 UTC

1. It is not Mexico's Independence Day

2.the day Mexican military victory over France not Spain

3. Is a bigger deal in the U.S. Then it is in mexic

Ben Hueston/Answer

ben_hueston — 2015-05-07 18:05:53 UTC

I think that the death penalty is a good punishment but not effective. It does deal with repayment of an eye for an eye. Death Penalty though does not deter crime. There are no effective stats to show that it stops people from commenting crime. I just doesn't do what it is supposed to do. Plus it isn't right.