Welfare hard on taxpayers

The state of Washington has the highest minimum wage, so I think that these single moms should be competent in supporting themselves and their families without taking advantage of taxpayers who have provided for them.

Every program that the state of Washington has is funded by taxpayers; it comes out of their pockets. The ones who undergo the drudgery don’t benefit from this; it’s the ones who don’t work who benefit. This shouldn’t go on; I think we have enough taxes that we pay the government while they pilfer money that we earned from working at our jobs.

I’m not saying that we should completely shut them off from these services, just diminish it a bit so the ones who are actually working don’t feel robbed of their money. The fathers should be accountable for and help financially support their children whether they acknowledge the fact they have a child or not. It is their responsibility as a parent to provide for their child. It isn’t rational for taxpayers to be the ones paying for taxes for housing, medical and dental.

Our society needs to devise a better solution that won’t be so hard on taxpayers.

Mariah Cornwall

Spokane