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First of all I consider this a trollish welfare-bashing question. That irritates me, but in case I’m wrong, I’ll try to clear a few misconceptions that people seem to have.As of 2011, 30 states in the U.S. provide general assistance for:"...very poor individuals who do not have minor children, are not disabled enough to qualify for the Supplemental Security Income program (SSI), and are not elderly. [4] (See Figure 1.) Only 12 of these states, however, provide any benefits to childless adults who do not have some disability; the others require recipients to be unemployable, generally due to a physical or mental condition."For you policy wonks out there, here’s a link to the full report (pdf, 19 pp).That may seems like a lot, but slightly less than half of those states (12) allow benefits for men who aren’t disabled; the other states have varying degrees of requirements for person to be declared “unable to work.” Some of those are age, mental disability/illness, and/or individuals with AODA issues.That’s also not including the states with county option variables.It’s worth noting that my state, Wisconsin, does not have any cash benefits for indigent men. This program was cut in the early 90s as a precursor to W2 (“Wisconsin Works,” then-Gov. Tommy Thompson’s contribution to Wisconsin’s gradual transition from a blue-ish state to a reddish state). I remember, because I was working at a plasma donor center at the time, besides being an occasional plasma donor myself. Many of our donors fit the definition of indigent, and after GA ended, for some the only money they could depend on was plasma donation.Now that’s an entirely separate subject, but it does have relevance. I knew a lot of the donors’ stories, ones they would tell while hooked up to machines. I’d hang out and talk with them, or overhear their conversations while I worked on the donor floor. You may have your opinions about who does and doesn’t deserve cash assistance, but I can tell you that for these men the end of general assistance was devastating. They were the “lowest of the low” in some cases, men hanging on by their fingernails to keep from being societal refuse. Others just hung in there, found under-the-table work, hustled, whatever it took. Sometimes fortunes improved for them—a bright spot of stability, of creature comfort—and sometimes their tenuous grips slipped.It’s also worth noting on the map the number of states that, in 2011, were considering leaving the program. (They are indicated by an orange dot.) I’ve not been able to find which of those states have followed through (or which changed their plans) since 2011, but only because I’m not sure yet that I want to spend my Saturday tits-over-elbows in policy research.So, enough of the boring statistical stuff. Let’s get to the real, true, underlying issue here: in the U.S., and I imagine much of the world, being poor—I do mean seriously poor—is just sooo frowned upon.To be honest, we hate the poor among us. We especially hate the poor who don’t fit our definition of “deserving of help,” and heaven forbid they come along with the stigma of mental illness and/or substance abuse.“There but for the grace of god…” perhaps we think. That’s about as much of god as we’re going to allow into our hearts on that subject, thank you very much. Even tree-hugging earth worshipers have trouble locating their empathy for this set of individuals.We despise unmarried women with children who dare to get public assistance, even though many of us don’t have the first idea of how freaking hard it is to A. get that help after all the bullshit you have to wade through, and B. keep that help after all the bullshit you have to wade through. (Sadly, there are also those of us who have been there, but gotten out, and are only a little less judgmental.)If we despise “welfare mothers,” dirt-poor men are beyond despising. They are the unpleasant things that sometimes end up on the middens heap, and they are just as distasteful to contemplate. Let’s face it: men should be able to provide. Without their socially-assigned role of provider, they are useless to us. Let every woman beware, lest she accidentally prop up a man who’s fallen so far he may never recover.Back to policy again. The indigents who receive cash assistance from the handful of states that provide it are also getting a pittance. The cash grants are abysmally low. I’ve no clue how most manage to live.I’m not excusing it, but with a situation so bleak, I’d be tempted to try to take myself out of it, however synthetic or temporary the means.I say this to counteract the perception that somehow these guys are getting paid by the government to get high on our taxes. The few who fit that profile are the ones who get the publicity—and the condemnation. Rarely mentioned is that the majority of men on GA are seniors, or else are disabled and waiting on confirmation of their disability cases from Social Security. When you’re too sick to work, often the only income you have until your case wends its way through the system (mine took four years) is general assistance, or for adults with dependent children, welfare cash assistance.Did I mention that in most states that offer general assistance, cash benefits are less than 1/4 of the poverty level?For example, in New Jersey, maximum benefits are $140 per month for an employable recipient and $210 per month for an unemployable recipient.That’s hardly “whoopee!” money.Let’s not forget the time limits! Thirteen states impose lifetime limits—i.e. you can only receive benefits for a cumulative amount over your lifetime; once you reach that limit you are cut off for the remainder of your existence, no matter how your situation may change. Granted, extensions can be granted to those who are disabled and waiting on SS decisions, but they’re often determined at the level of the case worker, who will make the initial decision of whether or not to even tell the client that they have the option of appealing any decision affecting them.Oh, I could go on. I’ve seen all of this first hand. I’ve lived much of it, as a working class single mom.The point is that whatever your thoughts about “men on welfare,” they’re very likely colored by misconception or media bias. That bias helped bring us Clinton’s infamous 1996 welfare reform act, and now it seems they’re trying to do it again by insinuating that people are getting disability who don’t deserve it. In other words, Disability is the New Welfare. I mention the Washington Post series because the comment sections are astounding in their hostility and unthinking anger toward the disabled. It’s the 90s welfare debate all over again!Finally, whether or not you date “a man on welfare who isn’t trying to find a job” is your decision. But just on the question alone I’d give an emphatic “NO!” The fact that you’re asking the question shows that you’re incompatible.If he is, indeed, “not trying to find a job,” it is likely because he is either too old or too sick to look for a job. And if he’s managed to slip through the cracks and game the system, he’ll eventually be kicked to the curb by time limits, at which point he’ll become either your financial responsibility or yet another addition to the middens heap. If that’s the future you imagine for the both of you, walk away now. You don’t want the burden, and he, most likely, doesn’t want to be your charity case.https://www.usnews.com/news/best-states/maine/articles/2017-04-10/bills-would-reform-state-general-assistance-program30 states provide a General Assistance program to the very poorhttp://www.wsipp.wa.gov/ReportFile/1061/Wsipp_General-Assistance-Programs-for-Unemployable-Adults_Full-Report.pdfWelfare Made A Difference