I'm writing a paper focusing on a case about a black women who was on welfare who brought furniture, paid for all of the furniture but one item, missed one payment on that one item and the company reposssessed all of the furniture.

My questions for yall are:
1) What stereotypes do you have of people on welfare, if any?
2) Do you feel people are on welfare as a result of wrongdoing or bad decisions on their part? If so, please elaborate.
3) Do you feel black people on welfare today are on it for the same reason many were in the 1950's and 1960's or do we control our own circumstances more today?
4) Do you feel that black people on welfare are abusing the system? If yes, do you feel this was the case for black people on welfare in the 1950's and 1960's.
5) Does anyone have first hand accounts of racism or sexism (as black females) when buying products, renting an apartment or any business transactions?

Thanks for your help. By the way, I know that the average person on welfare is white. But this paper focuses on blacks and black women.