Why do some people pin welfare, poverty and having many kids on  just black people?
970532
The population looks for scapegoats. 99.9% of the time overall problems get balmed on minorities and then stereotypes are spread making it so everyone believes they are the real root of the problem.
950607
You're dumb if you believe all the stereotypes you hear. I come from a very hard working family we used to be very poor but now were well off because we worked hard to get where we are. And you're obviously not black, you don't know what it's like to be black. It's not in our head we face racism everyday in this world. So until you take a walk in our shoes I honestly suggest you shut the hell up.
813590
I know a couple of people who are on welfare or who have been on welfare and only 1 in 10 takes advantage. Why then punish the 9? Who are hard working single mothers? Mothers who need welfare to supplement their income. Mothers who work 10 + hours a day? I'm assuming that you've never had to ask for help because you wouldn't be on the sidelines tiffing about it. How cruel some people can be to another they don't even know. My granny depends on welfare to help her buy groceries. How dare you put your uppity nose down at people who aren't as privileged as you! Lastly welfare feeds children. So what if that one is lazy and doesn't want to work, should their children go hungry and homeless? What would you have the state do? Put those children in foster care? That system is already full and they can't keep enough homes available. I'm sickened by the lack of humanity that these answers have. THE NEED FOR WELFARE IS GOING UP BECAUSE THE GAP BETWEEN THE RICH AND THE POOR IS GETTING BIGGER!
741745
Oprah says she's considered it but she isn't the "motherly type." Further, since there are millions of African orphans, which ones should she take home. Even with her money, she couldn't take them all! They need more than just money! And why is this question limited to rich Blacks? Rich Whites shouldn't give a damn because these kids are Africans?!
962779
Well first I want to say this is because of ill-informed white liberals and unsophisticated Democrats as to why we have this proble in America...\nI'll proceed...\nLet me put it to you like this: there are lazy black people and there are hard working black people. The only problem is, there is a good majority of them that are lazy. This is unfortunate because like with anything, the ones that are lazy give the ones who are hard working a bad name. Now, I'm not a conservative but I'm not a liberal. I'm not a racist but I definately know what you're talking about. As a matter of fact I'm not even white, but that doesn't matter. Anyways, the problem isn't so much that they're lazy as it is the problem that lies behind the fact that the majority of them who are lazy don't want to take on the responsibilities of bettering themselves and their community and accepting their faults as to why they are poor, why they don't have black-owned businesses even in the cities that they live in, why so many of them are incarcerated, why they can't stop depending on the government to give them handouts. I could go on and on. The truth of the matter is (and this is not just coming from me but other African-Americans as well), the majority of black folk in America don't want to take on responsibility to make change. They'd rather complain and blame everything on the white man and everyone else who isn't black. I mean, when Martin Luther King rallied a Civil Rights movement, he intended that to better the lives of black folk and give way to equal opportunities for them. As a matter of fact, the very people who fought for those civil rights back in the sixties sacrificed their lives just so black folk could prosper in America. But its a shame to see a good number of black folk disgrace that legacy by allowing drugs, crime and a lack of work ethics to tarnish it. I always hear this left-wing rehtoric that blacks have it hard in this country because they're black. It's not because they're black, it's because they don't want succeed the right way. I'm sure a number of you want to call me a racist, a this or that. You know what, it doesn't really matter because I know for a fact that when the Chinese, Vietnamese, East Indian (who some that are darker than some of the black folk here), and other ethnic groups who immigrated here, worked their asses off and did what they had to do with the very little rights they had and actaully pulled through and ended up owning businesses, having the highest level of education and made names for themselves. Now why can't black people here do the same? Well, here are number of reasons why:\n\nFor one, they highly depend on the Liberals and Democrats to give them this warm feeling that everything is in good hands as long as it is trusted in the hands of Liberals and Democrats, when the truth of the matter lies behind the fact that Democrats don't encourage them to pull their weight, stop using race as an excuse for success, leave family guidance and morale to the side (after all, Bill Clinton was po' black folk's daddy), and brainwash them into thinking that communism is going to solve all the problems when in fact it'll only make things worse for blacks (after all, with communism, who needs to work hard?).\nThe second and foremost reason is because white liberals use their aethist, communist, anything goes, anarchist delusional theory driven ideas to confuse African Americans to believing that as long as they're poor and black, they can be used as puppets for deranged liberal marketing.\n\nSo, if African Americans actually think that the Democrats or the radical liberals are going to make things better for them, then they better start rethinking why they go to church, why they're in America and not in Africa and why they don't need schools at all. Because as far as I'm concerned, it's not the A
958149
I think it means that Blacks need to stop blaming other people, generally whites, for not doing better. Blacks today have more opportunities than at any other time in history except, perhaps, immediately following the Civil War, yet instead of taking advantage of these opportunities, they insist that they are unable to because "Whitey is still holding them down." That's a victim's outlook, not powerful people who are able to determine the course of their lives. They need to seize that power and run with it and achieve whatever it is they want to achieve.
1010054
People I've met that stay on welfare end up in a better financial situation then working full-time for minimum wage. Plus if you have children who need daycare, you end up working to pay the babysitter. It's a shame b/c continuing their education would get them a better job but either they don't think of it that way or they're lazy and don't want to try. This country definitely needs welfare reform AND disability reform. I've seen too many people take advantage of the system!
369383
It gives people power or feel like they have power over someone else.  Most people at one time or another wish they could be better than others, and for some people, this is all they can find to pick out that is obvious.\n\nMostly though, I think many of those who are racists are so because one of their parents is racist.  If this wasn't the case, I doubt many people would be racist.
515665
Young, black fathers are often criticized for their irascible devotion to certain branded goods representative of their purchasing ability, which are often obtained using monies that would better serve the needs' of their impoverished families. This behavior could easily be seen as an attempt to demonstrate their ability as a provider...\n\nYou can do the rest.
350379
its important to remember that part of it is perspective. People dont tend to think too much about the working poor, the people who work full time jobs but get paid so poorly they cant get far above the poverty line. Though there is a free rider problem, there are probably just as many people (if not a whole lot more) who do what they can and the extra kick from welfare helps get them by. My best guess as to why the freerider phenomon exists, people at some point down the line become disenchanted with the way the system is. They either feel like the "man is sticking it to them" or that there isnt a way out of where they are at. When one feels like they cant succeed in a certain lifestyle, they look for another avenue to be successful. For some that might mean spending their money on name brand clothes and nicer things, even if they cant afford them an are force to have bad credit, because nice objects bring status in our society. Still i dont believe the freerider issue is as drastic as we are lead to believe, as one "bad experience" with someone who is under Gov aid tends to influence our thinking about the program as a whole.
509961
Some are unable to work.  How is a woman with 3 kids supposed to go out and volunteer when she can't afford daycare?  its a good idea but would run into too many pitfalls.  And "welfare" has checks and balances to make sure you are looking for work.  Have you ever been on "welfare?" its not a happy place.  And not all "welfare" people are lazy either that is a bigotistical remark\n\nGood for you for working 3 jobs to keep your family off of welfare, however if you were to lose your wife and have to take care of your children by yourself 3 jobs would not be possible.  Not everyone has family and if they do often they are in the same boat. childcare assistance is only available for the dirt poor, once you think you are almost looking at getting somewhere, they cut you off and you can no longer afford daycare which means you can no longer work.  not everyone who is on welfare doesn't work.  the majority of people on welfare are working but unfortunately don't get paid enough.  People would rather work than not.  it is very hard to not work and not feed your family you feel horrible and useless and like scum.\nAnd daycare assistance is not available for people who are "volunteering".  i'd like to know why everyone thinks people on "welfare" (by the way its not even called welfare anymore, atleast not in wisconsin) are lazy.  its very stereotypical and definately not the truth\n\nand here in wisconsin we have mandatory work placement/jobsearch programs in place.  why don't you people take a look into the system instead of assuming and believing stereotypes?
431940
Because they are selfish. Some women weren't meant to take care of other people. They innately think of themselves before others. \n\nRaising children means foregoing most of your own needs and especially wants. A truly fabulous mother will feed her children and only drink water when she doesn't have money. \n\nSome people, male or female, just aren't great parents.... they are too selfish for it. It doesn't mean they don't love their children.... it just means that they don't think about their kids before themselves. It is about how they naturally think.
188946
bc some people are born into a family of wealth or a family who doesnt care if they work and support their lazy butts and other people work all their lives bc they dont have a choice they need money or they enjoying working
957484
What exactly are you converting from, again?  \n\nI'm afraid that welfare is only for people who won't work, not people who have.\n\nEDIT:  LOL!!  Split ends = racist!  Weird.
969518
It's a tough problem.  Almost everyone wants to help someone who is genuinely down on his (or her) luck.  But if people know assistance is there, some will rely on it and not try hard enough to better themselves.  Even FDR said welfare has a "narcotic" effect.\n\nChanges in laws change behavior.  We "reward' poverty and so we may get more of it.\n\nI guess in an ideal world, everyone would ignore the possibility of government transfer payments, or somehow there'd be a mechanism where only those who "truly tried their best" get government support.\n\nSome states have stopped raising benefits when a "welfare mother" has another child.  But then again, it's not the kid's fault.
7122
I think that it is a combination of both things. Some people just are attention freaks and have to have attention (this is probably because they didn't get enough attention from their parents as small kids). Other people might seriously have some disability or whatnot.\n\nWhatever it is, though, it's pretty annoying to be around these kind of people.
432442
because black women come in many different shades of color and sizes. So someone is always downing some one because of what they got, how they look, where they come from. Instead of giving props we like people to feel below us instead of giving it up to actually see that person excel in life.