If it wasn't for welfare i don't know how my family would have survived a few years ago. for those of you who don't know me, I'm 18, i work 2 jobs at about 75 hours a week, my dad is a crack head who tries to get clean but slips too often and as of friday is back in jail because of it, my mom works 2 jobs to try to support me, my 13 yr old brother and and my 7 yr old brother. a few years ago when there was no dad around and i was not old enough to work welfare checks and food stamps were sometimes the only ways we had any money to eat. im not saying give out welfare to anyone, especially drug users. but dont think to completely rid of it. there are millions of families struggling and every dollar aided to them means the difference between eating or going to bed hungry. some of you may or may not know what thats like, trust me its not fun forcing yourself to sleep cause you cant stand the pain of an empty stomach. growing up i was the one left hungry most of the time, i was the one who was older and gave to my brothers instead to myself. and even to this day i do the same things, thank god we got up on our feet some and nights like those dont happen any more, thats not the case for many families. so while some of you complain about the few dollars out of your checks that you may have spent on cigarettes, think about the kids who really need those couple dollars.