Tuesday, August 30, 2016

20 Years Since Welfare's Overhaul, Results Are Mixed : NPR

Twenty years ago, welfare as Americans knew it ended. President Bill Clinton signed a welfare overhaul bill that limited benefits and encouraged poor people to find jobs.

"We're going to make it all new again, and see if we can't create a system of incentives which reinforce work and family and independence," Clinton said at a White House bill signing ceremony. 

The goals were admirable: help poor families get into the workforce so they'd no longer need government aid. They'd get job training and support, such as help with child care. But the results have been mixed...
http://www.npr.org/2016/08/22/490245470/20-years-since-welfares-overhaul-results-are-mixed?ft=nprml&f=1001


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