Social welfare is insufficient from "summary" of The Road To Wigan Pier by George Orwell
The problem with social welfare, as it stands today, is that it simply isn't enough. The meagre allowances given out by the state are barely enough to keep a person alive, let alone provide any sort of comfort or security. Families are forced to make impossible choices between paying the rent and putting food on the table, between buying clothes for their children and keeping the lights on. This kind of constant struggle wears people down, both physically and mentally, until they are left feeling utterly defeated. Furthermore, the process of applying for and receiving social welfare benefits is often dehumanizing and demoralizing. People are forced to jump through endless bureaucratic hoops, to prove and re-prove their need at every turn. The whole system seems designed to make people feel small and insignificant, to grind them down until they are willing to accept whatever scraps are thrown their way. But even if the process were more humane, even if the benefits were more generous, there would still be a fundamental probl...
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