Welfare Reform Pros And Cons

The Welfare reform has had a huge toll on the citizens/or people of the United States of America, but not all of it has been negative. About ‘‘60 percent of the adults leaving welfare are employed at any given moment and that, over a period of several months, about 80 percent hold at least one job.’’ The welfare reform was unpredictable throughout the entire process, some women were unable to withstand without welfare while others were able to have welfare only make up 23 percent of their income rather than 57 percent. TANF also facilitated the [ combination of ‘‘work first’’ policies to promote rapid job entry, policies to restrict assistance for those who were not working or did not meet the program's rules, and a block grant structure…]
In light of the welfare reform still being available state's attempt to implement policies that discourage the assistant of welfare and the use of programs like TANF that permit families to be able to stand on their own two feet after some assistance from the State. Counterpoints against the reform would be ones stating the increase of unemployment by single mothers has increased, yet [1.3 million more never-married mothers …show more content…
It allows local governments to be able to respond to their [citizens’ preferences]. With the local/state government having control over laws, corporate laws, insurance, family law, and morality which would have an effect on the what policies are passed for the specific moral views of the people. In dual federalism, state government play a larger role than national government, this allows the state to get better handle on the their own government rather than having to deal with problematic situations that can occur within other states that would inhibit the process of the policy they are in favor of not being