[dhs12345]

They really don't want an answer to this question. Because, the answer will be -- "there are millions of able people on welfare. Put them to work."

Seriously, people are on welfare are at the lower end of society -- moms with 12 kids, drug addicts, etc.. Not sure how reliable they would be as workers.

Then again, maybe "forcing " them to work would help them get out of their hole. After all, they'd be learning a skill.

This was the belief before the sixties -- a person must carry their own weight otherwise they wont have any self respect. Self respect was important back then.

[dalereed]

" Not sure how reliable they would be as workers."

They would become reliable real quik when there wasn't a place to live and nothing to eat.

[KevinDavis]

Get rid of welfare and the people will do menial jobs..

[Arizona Carolyn]

I watched something yesterday (probably on FOX) about a woman getting help at a shelter with food for her TEN children and herself and saying how she was so poor and never had enough money -- and I'm thinking: Honey, why did you have ten kids if you can't feed, clothe and house them? Sorry, sounds cruel, but sheesh, enough is enough...

[grania]

Seriously, people are on welfare are at the lower end of society -- moms with 12 kids, drug addicts, etc.. Not sure how reliable they would be as workers.

I have to disagree with the absolutes. There probably are people like that on welfare, I'd imagine. But don't you think there are also some invaders who came here for jobs but ended up with many kids and on welfare?

I would submit that US citizens could be found to do most any job, if it didn't involve exploitation, low salaries, no benefits and no opportunity to move up.

FWIW, back in 1997, substitute teaching and tutoring paid more, with more respect, than it does now. What hurt that? Why, whole bunches of wives of workers in tech here doing those computer jobs "Americans wouldn't do".

Baby boomers are retiring. It's a group in which many like doing things like gardening, babysitting, laundry, etc. Between that, and students, and training programs for non-employed US citizens, one can't help but suspect that these jobs would be filled. Those employers would just have to get used to paying minimum wage, giving decent conditions, and having employees who could speak their language and expected respect.

[Razz Barry]

They really don't want an answer to this question. Because, the answer will be -- "there are millions of able people on welfare. Put them to work."

You are right on. This is what I've been saying for years. It's not that Americans won't work, it's that our government doesn't want them to work. I keep asking, "Why do we let millions of illegals work here when we have millions of Americans on welfare?"