What is welfare you might ask?
Welfare is the provision of
well being and social
support for all citizens. Also, it could be known as governmental aid. Usually
with welfare it helps people in many diverse situations. For instance, welfare
helps with people financial assistance in
small amounts. Welfare also aids citizens with food stamps based on
their family size and the household’s income. Welfare also provides child care
for individuals who meet the financial requirements. Welfare only provides
child care only for individuals who need to work, but can't afford daycare.
Now since we have the bases that welfare covers
let's get down to the main focus of this discussion. Many people associate the
topic of welfare with African American people mainly. In the text White
Like Me Tim Wise states, "And when one speaks of welfare in this
country, whether or not one wishes to acknowledge it, one is almost always
speaking of black people, not because black people are the only folks receiving
state aid (indeed more white receive benefits from the myriad social programs
than do blacks), but because that is the image we have been encouraged to have
when we hear the term. (90)” This is the image that has been implemented into
the minds of many Americans I believe. Even at one point in my life I thought
the same exact way that black people were the main people using welfare. According to statistics, whites form the largest
racial group on welfare.
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