helping or hurting?
I am currently working at a Dental office in Greencastle, PA. It's so much fun I can hardly contain myself. :) I never thought working as a receptionist would challenge my views of the poor/helping the poor but it has. I spent a year in the DC/Baltimore area and got to spend a lot of time working with homeless and outreach ministries. My heart has been stretched and I feel made like God's in regard to helping the poor. I am reminded of the parable of the sheep and goats in Matthew 25 and there's some pretty strong language in there about not helping the poor.
BUT
What does that mean exactly? I see people come into our office every day that have been living on the Pennsylvania Access (welfare) card for YEARS. They do it, they teach their kids to do it, and their grandkids do it. It's a way of life. There is actually a form that the doctor can sign proving they drove to the office in order to get reimbursed for the gas it took to get there. Seriously? I mean that money comes out of mine and thousands of other hard working people's paychecks. Our society has created a group of people that have a culture of welfare. I have heard people standing in line to pay their $6 co-pay for a $100 treatment, say they don't have the money right after they told the person they were talking to on the phone they were going to a nice restaurant for lunch. People have gotten furious about their tiny co-pay and I have to pay $200 to get my impacted wisdom tooth out because I can't afford dental insurance. Many people with Access cards are wearing Abercrombie, Coach, and other name brand clothes and accessories, yet they are living off of taxpayer's money. To me, this is not helping the poor, but creating a group of people with an entitlement mentality. Not only are we just giving fish away rather than teaching people to fish, we are teaching people to demand that they not have to work for their food. This is just wrong and I am bitter and I don't really know how to love some people like Jesus would!
I think there needs to be stricter regulations on who gets welfare or get rid of the system alltogether and let the CHURCH take care of the poor in way that helps them eventually take care of themselves. I just can't handle these brats taking money from my paycheck. It's sick.
BUT
What does that mean exactly? I see people come into our office every day that have been living on the Pennsylvania Access (welfare) card for YEARS. They do it, they teach their kids to do it, and their grandkids do it. It's a way of life. There is actually a form that the doctor can sign proving they drove to the office in order to get reimbursed for the gas it took to get there. Seriously? I mean that money comes out of mine and thousands of other hard working people's paychecks. Our society has created a group of people that have a culture of welfare. I have heard people standing in line to pay their $6 co-pay for a $100 treatment, say they don't have the money right after they told the person they were talking to on the phone they were going to a nice restaurant for lunch. People have gotten furious about their tiny co-pay and I have to pay $200 to get my impacted wisdom tooth out because I can't afford dental insurance. Many people with Access cards are wearing Abercrombie, Coach, and other name brand clothes and accessories, yet they are living off of taxpayer's money. To me, this is not helping the poor, but creating a group of people with an entitlement mentality. Not only are we just giving fish away rather than teaching people to fish, we are teaching people to demand that they not have to work for their food. This is just wrong and I am bitter and I don't really know how to love some people like Jesus would!
I think there needs to be stricter regulations on who gets welfare or get rid of the system alltogether and let the CHURCH take care of the poor in way that helps them eventually take care of themselves. I just can't handle these brats taking money from my paycheck. It's sick.
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