Welfare Reform A popular social issue, the United States welfare system, has created two opposing viewpoints, each including both positive and negative aspects and opinions from many people. This public assistance program and many similar ones are believed by some to be very beneficial to needy recipients of our country. On the other hand, others such as myself, believe that public assistance programs can be a burden on our society. Moving from welfare to work is not an easy task. Sustaining this type of success requires a lot of time and effort. In my opinion, in the long run, the negative aspects of our welfare system outweigh the positive ones. In a welfare state, the government