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    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…

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    perception of poor dependent individuals. Some ways that policies are affected are the way policy makers view the “welfare” recipients. They view the unemployed, as lazy simply because the economy is not providing them with a decent job. Another ideology that the policy makers have is that minorities are the only population that receives “welfare”. Lastly, people who are dependent on welfare to survive cannot fend for themselves. They need assistance for various reasons like illness or…

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    Welfare Abuse Control One of the problems of our society is the abuse of welfare. The welfare system was not created for people who are just too lazy to work. The system was created to help those who are not capable of supporting themselves such as the elderly people of the community. The people that you see that walk into a store in their night clothes And it is around lunch time then they are more than likely one of the people that abuse the welfare system. And if you have not noticed,…

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    Welfare reform in Cabarrus county, North Carolina was a successful example of the national welfare reform implementation. In 1996 Bill Clinton signed the Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act. The low was meant to ‘end welfare as we know it’, promoting work instead of long term dependency from the government support. The reform provided more flexibility and decision making power to states, giving them right to develop local programs that would be aligned with the…

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    heard anyone say “We need to get rid of the welfare state”? In America the minimum wage is not sufficient enough for people to actually survive, because of this problem facing the American people, the government decided to introduce a social program called welfare, Welfare is a program where the government helps people in poverty make ends meet, and If Welfare benefits were immediately abolished it would cause Social unrest/Chaos to ensue. The American welfare system has been around since the…

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    earners in the form of Welfare payments. Contrary to popular belief, receiving public benefits is not a right but a privilege. Individuals who pay taxes and support Welfare programs deserve to know their hard earned money is used to support people who want to become productive members of society. Generally, taxpayers do not want to support welfare recipients who may be drug users or abusers. In order to achieve this goal, I would utilize the Legislative Branch to change the Welfare eligibility…

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    welfare's success by how many people leave welfare, not by how many are added.” (Ronald Reagan). During the Great Depression in the 1930s, the streets were filled with 18 million people looking for food, clothing and shelter. Local and State governments understood that something needed to be done to help these families. President Franklin D. Roosevelt tried creating jobs for the unemployed and liked the idea of the government aiding the poor. In 1935, a national welfare system was established in…

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    The explanation of why more money cannot be given to social welfare is an unreasonable one, while the program that is in place is barely helping people that really need it. Our government, as we know it appears to be in a fragile state. If the picture we see is correct, then how are we able to help other countries…

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    more and more distinctive types of welfare were created. These have been put in place to help those in legitimate need. Illegal drugs have been and are becoming an even more colossal problem in America. The rise of those abusing drugs establishes the need to monitor those who are also abusing the welfare system. When we drug test welfare recipients, we are preventing drug abusers from taking advantage of the government. We are also…

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    According to Webster’s dictionary, Welfare is defined as: the good fortune, health, happiness, prosperity, etc., of a person, group or organization; well-being. The intent of Welfare was to help struggling families minimize the level of their basic needs. The Government began by offering financial assistance and food stamps for those who could not afford it. Individual states that had programs set up often failed to accommodate the volume of people in need. There were large scale levels of…

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