Sep 22 2008
Is Welfare just another form of Slavery?
Now that I got the “shock title” out of the way, let me explain.
There is a talk radio station in Detroit that is conservative in slant (which I prefer) and I listen to it a lot (surprise surprise).
More than once on this station, Welfare has been likened to Slavery for what it does to people’s desire to better themselves and how it tends to destroy the family especially within the African-American community. There now seems to be multiple generations in the same families that are on welfare.
Before I am accused of racism, it is not only whites that are saying this. There is a 2 hour program on Saturday (2nd hour rebroadcast on Sunday) hosted by a African American Elder (i.e. Pastor) that echos this same theme.
With the way the welfare system is set up right now (the reforms of the 90’s did not change that much), I tend to agree with this position.
