On Welfare

Welfare. A well intentioned plan that grew into a monstrous beast. There is no reason to object to there being a safety net for people who lose their jobs or are somehow disabled. The problem stems from the abuses that occur. The mothers who have kids simply to receive bigger checks, the people who do nothing, seek no employment and let our tax dollars pay for their new TV's and other opulent luxuries. Worst of all are the people who have jobs, but defraud the system. In one case in New York, a women received multiple welfare checks for homeless men. Some of these men had even died, but she still got paid for them. These are just a few of the more prominent examples of abuse that our system endures.
What can be done? Why not allow the county or city level government deal more closely with this? Impose a strict 6 month time period for the able bodied unemployed. Keep single mothers from turning their wombs into baby factories by putting a limit on benefits. Place a regulatory commission over the people who make these decisions to ensure their adequacy. I argue this can be best done on the local level.
Why the local level? Simple. The bureaucracy will be smaller then. With a more concentrated case load, the workers will be able to focus more specifically on individual cases. This will allow for strict enforcement where necessary. It also grants more room for leeway, it the situation warrants.

Disagree? Prove me wrong.