Constitutionality of Welfare
... The policy of social welfare, one such example, is unfounded in the principles and ideologies as described and set forth by those who shaped America. The concept of welfare has been around for centuries. ... The virtue of justice that can be aligned with the concept of welfare. ... Aristotle wrote and during his life taught many to live according to this way of life, thus many citizens established their own systems of “welfare” according to these principles. ... The connection between love and charity to welfare is easily made. Welfare, when stripped to its basics is charity; giving to those who are needed and for many; welfare is an act of love and compassion for mankind. Gaining perceptive of the principles that guide America is important when trying to understand why, though welfare is a good, that government provided welfare goes against traditional American ideologies. ... Welfare is difficult to understand not only because values are so intimately linked with welfare activities but because welfare is fundamentally integrated into the whole way of American life. The welfare state steps beyond aiding low-income families to provide health care, food and housing and takes on many forms which the average American may not even realize, for example Financial Aid. The principles that characterize welfare are deeply imbedded and in grained in not only Americans but man kind as well. ... Welfare is a good; it is designed to help those who many not always be able to help themselves. However, Government supported welfare is not in accordance with all the principles and ideologies that comprise America. Foremost welfare is a violation of the fundamental rights that America has hastily fought to protect. ... Clearly this is the case with welfare, the tax paying Americans, who are the majority, are being deprived of some of their income. ... Rather portions of the taxes collected are funding programs that are aimed at only specific portions of the population, in the case of welfare –the poor. American welfare laws defy the longstanding notion of unalienable rights (Huyler, 220). ... Welfare again is in contrast to this principle: “Welfare, stripped to its core is the doctrine of collectivism, but with a little twist. ... It places the governing authority with the power to override the fundamental rights of individuals and to further the state’s right to promote welfare (Huyler, 254). ... Welfare stems from love and charity, two principles notably Christian. As is the case with welfare, Christian ethics hinds behind many traditions in America; though America promises the right to life, liberty and pursuit of happiness, homosexuals still do not enjoy the right of matrimony. As time progresses and welfare reform continues to fail many are turning towards partial privatization. ... Bush has begun a faith-based-initiative program to ease the welfare system.