Our Government needs some

[LuciferLynn]

My girlfriend is an aid for a child of mexican immigrants. There is something wrong with the child, but her parents have never bothered to have her diagnosed. The mother is 30, has 5 children from 16 to a year and a 2 year old grandson. They all live in government housing, receive welfare and certain benefits bc of the child that is "special needs". Three years ago, one of her other children came to my friend and said "welfare told my mother she has to get a job, or they'll cut her benefits! Can you believe that?! We didn't come to this country so my mother could work!" Six months later, the mother was pregnant. The parents refuse to attend IEP meetings or progress meetings concerning their special needs child, unless they are threatened with benefit cuts. They sit there with their arms crossed and scowling and when asked if they have questions or concerns, they bring up that their childs shoes get wet coming off the bus and can someone at school drive their child to their front door. Yet the state continues to funnel money to people like this, who have no interest in the education of any of their children, and are only concerned with how much money they get for each child. Since one of their children is special needs, they receive more in the way of benefits than someone without a special needs child. They survive on government handouts and drive an escalade. They don't care that their 10 year old can't speak (but swears like a champ in spanish) and can't recognize shapes, colors, number or their name,
but worry that their childs kmart shoes get wet coming off the bus. My friend is quitting her job, as she is so frustrated by the complete waste of resources by people who don't give a fuck about their child, and use the school for free babysitting.


My point is, receiving government benefits, while a "right" I suppose, shouldn't be exploited. Make those that receive be held accountable for it. Yes, we'll help you, but youre going to get involved in your childs education. You're going to see to it that they get a proper diagnosis, do their homework and behave properly. Or we'll cut your shit and you can take your fat lazy ass to 7-11 and work the nightshift. How to go about this, I don't know, but millions of people do this every fucking day. Its despicable.