http://www.fitsnews.com/2009/06/22/sc-welfare-rolls-explode/ Politics, Sports and Pop Culture Tue, 14 Feb 2012 20:52:25 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 http://www.fitsnews.com/2009/06/22/sc-welfare-rolls-explode/#comment-58210 Steve Mon, 22 Jun 2009 16:37:35 +0000 http://www.fitsnews.com/?p=23938#comment-58210 The Journal's article is misleading to say the least. Though true, welfare funding may be being diverted from job training and job searching; it's only because those functions are being done by a number of other programs. This is a situation where the federal government is consolidating its programs. The federal government spends over a billion dollars assisting low income adults, dislocated workers and youth in job search/job training assistance each year (and including an additional billion in the Stimulus Act) through what is known as the Workforce Investment Act. So the Journal's story is really a non-story. However, Sic's point is valid. The policy of rewarding those on cash welfare for being on welfare and dis-incentivizing their departure from the system is sad, to say the least. Thanks Sic for the analysis even though the Journal forgot to do something called "research." The Journal’s article is misleading to say the least. Though true, welfare funding may be being diverted from job training and job searching; it’s only because those functions are being done by a number of other programs. This is a situation where the federal government is consolidating its programs. The federal government spends over a billion dollars assisting low income adults, dislocated workers and youth in job search/job training assistance each year (and including an additional billion in the Stimulus Act) through what is known as the Workforce Investment Act. So the Journal’s story is really a non-story. However, Sic’s point is valid. The policy of rewarding those on cash welfare for being on welfare and dis-incentivizing their departure from the system is sad, to say the least. Thanks Sic for the analysis even though the Journal forgot to do something called “research.”

]]> http://www.fitsnews.com/2009/06/22/sc-welfare-rolls-explode/#comment-58209 Rick Mon, 22 Jun 2009 16:34:46 +0000 http://www.fitsnews.com/?p=23938#comment-58209 Don't worry, Michele said during the election that they're going to have to work, no free handouts. Can't wait to see them on the side of the road picking up trash.....its gonna be a loooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooong wait, ah nothing like a little fiscal slavery to bring about change we can believe in. Line up for them checks and don't forget who made them possible. Don’t worry, Michele said during the election that they’re going to have to work, no free handouts. Can’t wait to see them on the side of the road picking up trash…..its gonna be a loooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooong wait, ah nothing like a little fiscal slavery to bring about change we can believe in. Line up for them checks and don’t forget who made them possible.

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