Michigan bill would require some welfare recipients to do community service . LZ Granderson says working for money is a job , not volunteerism . Reports such as the National Survey of Drug Use and Health suggest drug abuse among welfare recipients is hardly widespread . LZ : The idea that you can volunteer and get paid for it sounds like the kind of thing people who are on food stamps or Medicaid might be able to do. LZ : Creative ways exist to earn aid that do n't exploit or demonize poor people .
Michigan bill would require some welfare recipients to do community service . LZ Granderson says working for money is a job , not volunteerism . LZ : The idea that you can volunteer and get paid for it sounds like the kind of thing people who are on food stamps or Medicaid might be able to do. LZ : Creative ways exist to earn aid that do n't exploit or demonize poor people .