To many on the left, work is just so over rated......
http://thefederalist.com/2018/05/03/6-10-able-bodied-food-stamp-recipients-not-work-change/
Why Welfare Reform Is Needed Again
It was a warm sunny afternoon in 1996 when President Clinton signed a bipartisan package of welfare reforms. Those reforms, built on proven successes from the states, had a common theme: moving able-bodied adults from welfare to work as quickly as possible.
Lily Harden, a former welfare enrollee from Arkansas, joined Clinton at the signing ceremony. She shared with those present in the Rose Garden the profound effect work had created in her life. Work provided Harden with more than just a paycheck. It provided her with dignity, respect, and a path to a better life. It gave her an opportunity to set an example for her children, who would later go on to build their own American dreams.
President Clinton followed Harden’s remarks with his own: “A significant number of people are trapped on welfare for a very long time — exiling them from the entire community of work that gives structure to our lives.” He continued by quoting Robert Kennedy: “Work is the meaning of what this country is all about. We need it as individuals. We need to sense it in our fellow citizens. And we need it as a society and as a people.”
http://thefederalist.com/2018/05/03/6-10-able-bodied-food-stamp-recipients-not-work-change/
Why Welfare Reform Is Needed Again
It was a warm sunny afternoon in 1996 when President Clinton signed a bipartisan package of welfare reforms. Those reforms, built on proven successes from the states, had a common theme: moving able-bodied adults from welfare to work as quickly as possible.
Lily Harden, a former welfare enrollee from Arkansas, joined Clinton at the signing ceremony. She shared with those present in the Rose Garden the profound effect work had created in her life. Work provided Harden with more than just a paycheck. It provided her with dignity, respect, and a path to a better life. It gave her an opportunity to set an example for her children, who would later go on to build their own American dreams.
President Clinton followed Harden’s remarks with his own: “A significant number of people are trapped on welfare for a very long time — exiling them from the entire community of work that gives structure to our lives.” He continued by quoting Robert Kennedy: “Work is the meaning of what this country is all about. We need it as individuals. We need to sense it in our fellow citizens. And we need it as a society and as a people.”
