How about putting a time limit on how long you can remain on elfare?

When I was growing up it was an embarrassment to be on welfare. It meant that you could not take care of your own family. Unfortunately nowadays the motto seems to be why take care of your family when the government will do it for you?

It used to be that welfare was a helping hand to help people get back on their feet – now it has become a way of life. But you know, what amazes me the most is that these people on welfare have money for cigarettes (which I quit smoking due to the price!), beer, cars, trucks, brand name clothes and shoes, tattoos, manicures, pedicures and let's not forget the newest cellphones that are out.

The only thing they can't afford is their actual living expenses such as rent, doctor bills and food – you know, all those pesky bills that the rest of us pay! I don't know about you, but I do without a lot of things so that I can provide for my children! If you can't provide for your child, then you shouldn't be having children. Maybe instead of handing out food stamps, free medical care and money, they should start handing out birth control!

It just amazes me when I am at the grocery store and people are paying with their “card.” They load up on junk food, sodas, ready-made food, etc. Let's be honest here – why should they be allowed to buy ready-made foods? It is not as if they don't have time to cook, since most of them don't work!

I am also aware of a “lady” who is on welfare who buys all the items she needs to run her taco stand in Somerton, so we are footing the bill for her business! This is a fact!

I guess unfortunately for me, my mother raised me NOT to lie, cheat or steal, so therefore I can't get on welfare! Whose job is it to check and verify everything regarding the applicants? I think that something needs to be done, and soon!

How about putting a time limit on how long you can remain on welfare? You get 6 months to a year to get on your feet, and after that you are on your own! I have three children, and each time I had another child my employer did not give me an automatic raise because my family was increasing – yet that is exactly what welfare does!

Does anyone not see how wrong this picture is? It is time for the hard-working Americans to stop being penalized and stop rewarding the people who don't take care of themselves or their families!

If I could afford it I would move to Australia, but unfortunately I am too busy working and taking care of my family, as well as supporting all the people on welfare!

After being blanked by Atlanta, the New York Giants have to worry about being shut out of the playoffs.

Eli Manning and the defending Super Bowl champions were held scoreless in a regular-season game for the first time in 16 years. Manning threw two first-half interceptions in his worst performance in five years and the Giants were stopped on three fourth-down plays in their 34-0 loss to the Falcons on Sunday.

The Giants' first regular-season shutout loss since falling 24-0 at Philadelphia on Dec. 1, 1996 cost New York sole possession of first place in the NFC East. The Washington Redskins beat Cleveland to pull even with the Giants (8-6), and the Dallas Cowboys played later Sunday with a chance to make it a three-way tie.

"Atlanta was very, very good and we were very, very bad," said Giants coach Tom Coughlin. "We started the game off doing exactly what we said we couldn't do, which was turn the ball over."

Manning completed 13 of 25 passes for 161 yards with two interceptions for a 38.9 quarterback rating, his lowest since a 32.2 rating in a win at Buffalo in 2007. The first interception was on New York's second play, giving the Falcons possession at the Giants 16-yard line. Asante Samuel picked off a pass intended for Hakeem Nicks. Four straight runs by Michael Turner gave Atlanta a 7-0 lead.