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Pat Brennan 5/19/02 Period 3 Melinda Mahar Welfare Welfare Public assistance, also known as welfare, is not free money. Public assistance benefits many people who have a low income or no means of income at all. The benefits available are based on criteria such as level of income and size of family, and such benefits vary from state to state. . Welfare programs in the United States serve the financially challenged through about 60 public assistance programs. Most look to receive help through one of the three major programs. These programs are the healthcare programs Medicaid and Medicare, Aid to Families with Dependant Children (AFDC), or the food stamps program. These are all the advantages to public assistance. Even though the welfare system provides money, medical care, food, housing, or other things for most people in need, it puts a dent in the U.S.'s economy. There are too many single jobless parents, elderly,...

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