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Old 09-17-2007, 12:03 PM   #11
skysidhe
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When the government tried to help, they created several generations of welfare dependant groups, that gave up working and just squirted out babies to increase their monthly stipend. A tremendous disservice to those people.
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Yes. By giving them just enough to get by, but not enough to get out, they perpetuated the ghettos.
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I'm not so sure. Reagan's "wellfare queen" was an early example of the right wing noise machine, and I suspect that the stories of women having babies to increase their checks have been similarly overblown.
Welfare these days is quite different than it was before Clinton. When Clinton was president he inacted the 'welfare reform bill'

Welfare had a term limit on it. Welfare recipients HAD to look for work after a certain amount of time. They got help with child care and transportation.
Welfare these days is actually hard to get and for any smart person not worth the hassle.



Welfare reform
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Welfare_reform
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