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    A person can receive welfare if they earn less than $1,526 per month. The average home price has increased by $17,907 to $129,907. To be in poverty, a family cannot have more than $2,000 in assets excluding their home. The document asks if welfare should be handled electronically, if homes should be covered, and how limited funds are best spent on necessities like shelter versus luxuries. It also questions potential abuse of the system and expanding social services.

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    A person can receive welfare if they earn less than $1,526 per month. The average home price has increased by $17,907 to $129,907. To be in poverty, a family cannot have more than $2,000 in assets excluding their home. The document asks if welfare should be handled electronically, if homes should be covered, and how limited funds are best spent on necessities like shelter versus luxuries. It also questions potential abuse of the system and expanding social services.

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    Welfare Questionnaire

    Uploaded by

    Jacob Suson
    A person can receive welfare if they earn less than $1,526 per month. The average home price has increased by $17,907 to $129,907. To be in poverty, a family cannot have more than $2,000 in assets excluding their home. The document asks if welfare should be handled electronically, if homes should be covered, and how limited funds are best spent on necessities like shelter versus luxuries. It also questions potential abuse of the system and expanding social services.

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    A person can only be on welfare if their total income is less than $1,526 a month. The average price to buy a home has risen from $112,000 to $129,907 (a difference of $17,907!) To be considered poverty level, a family must not have more than $2,000 value in all of their stuff (excluding their home).

    1. Do you think that welfare would be more efficient if it was handled instantly and electronically, rather than working through undesignated allowances of money?

    2. Do you feel that a home should be covered in welfare costs, and should be provided by the government?

    3. What do you think is the better use of money in a situation where you dont have a steady income? a.) Spending money on shelter, either a home or a small apartment b.) Spending money on travel costs c.) Spending money on entertainment d.) Spending money on kids 4. Are you concerned that the people on welfare might be abusing it to support bad habits such as drugs or alcoholism?

    5. Do you think the government should provide more social services, which can in turn provide more jobs and provide the people with more luxury?

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