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Alford, Morgen. //Problems With Welfare America vs Ancient Rome //. Web. 7 Feb. 2012.  Helpful Powerpoint: [PPT] [|Problems With //Welfare// America vs. Ancient //Rome//]

"The Evening Meal." //Ancient Rome for Kids //. Web. 08 Feb. 2012. 

Murray, Sara. "Numbers On Welfare See Sharp Increase." Web. 10 Feb. 2012. 

Project End: http://prezi.com/fhppvafxz10w/can-we-save-the-problem-of-roman-welfare-use/

=__Roman Welfare Problems:__=
 * 1) The welfare never really worked because of high taxes and too much of poor population.
 * 2) Taxes were high because of government expenses were high and needed very often like military expenses.
 * 3) Taxes were also hard to pay because everyone had to pay the same amount so the poor became poorer
 * 4) Because the poor were poorer, the government had to give out more welfare.
 * 5) Also, it was hard enough to get enough grain to the poor and more had to be shipped in which the government had to lose money through outside civilization
 * 6) Then, the poor Romans would riot because they were not given enough food from welfare which would need to be stopped and would cost money from the government.
 * 7) Finally, the government could not get enough money for their expenses, which in turn would destroy the Roman Empire because of barbarians.

=__US Welfare Facts:__=
 * 1) The biggest problem is that there is welfare fraud where people on welfare lie about how much money they make, the number of people in their family, and/or having multiple welfare accounts or records.
 * 2) Welfare fraud is illegal and people are punished by how much money they lie about.
 * 3) Many people are on welfare and it is growing about 1% a year (about 3,110,000 people)
 * 4) The people on welfare amount is 15% of the US population which is about 46,650,000 people.
 * 5) Food pantries are everywhere and food is always available.
 * 6) Welfare is calculated by how much money you make and how many members are in your family
 * 7) There are three different types of welfare subsidy, vouchers, and direct cash.

This is my email to the department of social services:

Dear Sir or Madam:

Hi, I'm Matthew Weiglein at Nagel Middle School Team 7-5 and I'm working on an assignment for social studies class. We are seeing that if we can apply our technology and strategies to solve the problems of the falling Roman Empire. I am researching for roman welfare problems and how to deal with them and I would like to ask a few questions on welfare and welfare fraud.

1. How do you deal with welfare fraud?

2. How bad is the punishment for welfare fraud?

3. Do you catch as much welfare fraud as you want to?

Please reply as soon as you can.

Thanks, Matthew Weiglein

This is my email to the interparish ministry: Dear Sir or Madam:

Hi, I'm Matthew Weiglein at Nagel Middle School Team 7-5 and I'm working on an assignment for social studies class. We are seeing that if we can apply our technology and strategies to solve the problems of the falling Roman Empire. I am working on welfare and I would like to ask a few questions on welfare.

1. Do you ever run out of food to give to people?

2. If you do, what happens?

3. Where do most of your donations come from?

Please reply as soon as you can.

Thanks, Matthew Weiglein

Reply:

Hi Matthew—it sounds like you are working on an interesting assignment. To answer your questions:

1. Our organization has been serving those in need for 48 years in eastern Hamilton and all of Clermont County. We have not run out of food but find that our shelves get very bare for some items during the summer months when schools are not in session.

2. When our supply gets low we have several options. We purchase items from the Freestore Foodbank or other food sources such as Kroger, Meier etc. We also send out

email and facebook appeals for the needed items and also list them on our website.

<span style="background-color: rgba(255,255,255,0.917969); color: #222222; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;"> 3. We are supported by a large network of churches in addition to the many schools (yours included), businesses and individuals that will often hold a special food drive for the

<span style="background-color: rgba(255,255,255,0.917969); color: #222222; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">particular items we need most. Some schools have food drives for us on a regular basis as do various scout troops, sports teams, clubs and other organizations. We also

<span style="background-color: rgba(255,255,255,0.917969); color: #222222; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">receive many donations from individual students who hold food drives for us in their neighborhoods or by other creative endeavors such as a “canstruction” event or competition between groups/classes.

<span style="background-color: rgba(255,255,255,0.917969); color: #222222; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">If you have further questions, please don’t hesitate to contact me. Good luck with your project.

<span style="background-color: rgba(255,255,255,0.917969); color: #222222; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">Lindsey Ein (Mrs.)

<span style="background-color: rgba(255,255,255,0.917969); color: #222222; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">Executive Director

<span style="background-color: rgba(255,255,255,0.917969); color: #222222; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">Inter Parish Ministry

<span style="background-color: rgba(255,255,255,0.917969); color: #1155cc; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">www.interparish.org