Bruce Rauner's Hasty Case Analysis

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On July 2, 2015, Bruce Rauner made a hasty decision, which affects working parents, childcare providers and low-income parents by cutting the child care income requirements that were previously in place. Governor Bruce Rauner believes by lowering the child care income qualifications for services, it will bring the state of Illinois more money-- it will also affect thousands of parents and child care providers who rely on Child care subsidy. “The average person who relies on any public assistance are often discriminated to be lazy and do not want to get off of the welfare system”. In this situation, parents and child care providers are doing their best to avoid being a statistic, but they are forced to become one if there is not a solution

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