I think her main points are dead on, even though the writing is a little rough around the edges. Welfare is subsidized child support, in a sense. These women are degraded and exploited by these programs. And, of course, it is absurd to work all day in a meaningless, dead-end job for minimum wage so that some other woman can be paid minimum wage to care for your children. It is great to see someone with so much energy and insight while struggleing in the midst of this. One picky point, she is in error regarding social security being equivalent to welfare. Social security is an entitlement program given to people who jump through a lot of hoops to demonstrate that they are disabled and unable to work. The disability must be severe enough to preclude any full-time employment. SSD programs are for people who have a significant work history and made contributions to the program through wage deductions, basically like a government sponsored long-term disability insurance policy. SSI is for people with litttle or no work history, who are also disabled. They do receive benefits of approximately $560 per month. The program is actually dominated by women, not men. Men, who are or become disabled, are more likely to qualify for workman's compensation or SSD programs. In my state, many women who use up all their eligibility for welfare apply for SSI based whatever mental or physical problems they have. So, anyway, she seems a little confused about all this. No need to revile people on social security as they are just as bad off as she is, perhaps worse, because they are disabled.
