The following is in rebuttal to the very many articles by the likes of such writers asCal Thomas, who are jumping all over welfare reform as an example of great conservative politics. The only problem the reform is a disaster as the following article shows: By SJ Otto
From Slate:
If you want a sense of how thoroughly America ’s welfare system has decayed thanks to the reforms Bill Clinton signed into law two decades ago, consider Arizona
Despite being home to one of the nation’s most crushing child poverty rates, the state has all but stopped giving cash assistance to its needy. During 2014, for every 100 poor families with children in Arizona receive welfare payments before being kicked off the rolls permanently—it’s now just 12 months.
This was a first. Most states enforce a five-year time limit. Some, including Arizona
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