Welfare In Colonial America

Throughout the human history, people always help each other, as it is a part of a human nature. In pre-civilized world, any migrant tribe look after of the older and physically weaker members of their group by sharing food. The Ancient Greeks, Romans, Egyptians, Chinese, and the Islamic cultures developed a more sophisticated assistance for their impoverished citizens. Charities along with governmental relief came in forms of food, clothing, monetary allowances, hospitals, and housing for the elderly and orphans. Although, the goal was to get rid of homelessness, begging, and theft, new laws of taxations were implemented.
The British poor laws gave a foundation to the welfare assistance in colonial America. Later, during the Great Depression,

Davidson states that women on welfare do not sit around or are not of specific ethnicity, but rather they find themselves penniless in certain life circumstances. They usually stay in system for couple of years and often attend schools. Some of them may return to the system, simply because the jobs pay less than welfare and have no health benefits.
The second argument that Davidson presents is that “welfare encourages teen pregnancy and large dependent families” (1997). Her findings show that it is impossible to live off the welfare and the monthly allowances would not even cover the diapers’ expenses. As Davidson blames a “dysfunctional family” (1997) for teenage pregnancies, the Art of Living Institute takes a pride in providing all kinds of support, including education, to promote leaving the welfare system.
The third fable Davidson tells about the famous “welfare queen” (1997), who cheated the welfare system and was portrayed as an example by President Ronald Reagan on many occasions. Davidson explains this pure fantasy, as welfare recipients have hard times to meet the ends, especially the single