Tag Archives: Welfare Reform

The American Mind: Video: Charles Kesler Interviewing Chris DeMuth: Talking About What Became Welfare Reform

. This post was originally posted at The New Democrat on Blogger What they are essentially talking about is what became known as the Welfare Reform Act of 1996 that was a bipartisan bill in Congress between Democrats and Republicans … Continue reading

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Richard Nixon Foundation: Video: President Nixon Unveils Family Assistance Program in 1969

What President Nixon is talking about here in 1969 became what is now known as Welfare to Work. The bipartisan law that Congress passed in 1996 that was signed by President Bill Clinton. The old Welfare system was based on … Continue reading

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Slate: Magazine: Reihan Salam: NYC Mayor De Blasio’s Welfare Mistake

Source:The New Democrat I guess the Socialist has arrived in New York City to be their mayor in Bill De Blasio. In saying that people on Welfare there need not to go to work or be actively seeking work to … Continue reading

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Townhall: Michael Tanner: A Real Life Example of Welfare Reform

Source:The New Democrat  If you want more people in the workforce working with real jobs they can rely on that they are qualified for, than working whatever the job is has to pay more than not working and collecting public … Continue reading

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Cato Institute: Doug Bandow: America on Welfare

Source:FreeState Now If we were really serious about reducing poverty and government dependence as it relates to the economy, people would be making more money working than not working. And people who are not retired, or physically or mentally disabled, … Continue reading

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Brookings Institution: Ron Haskins: America’s Welfare Transformation

Source:FreeState Now In 1996, a Republican Congress and President Bill Clinton made Welfare to Work the law of the country. Requiring people who are collecting Welfare Insurance to prepare themselves to go to work, go to school, go back to … Continue reading

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