Reply #125: Here's what you said [View All]

"For a small percentage of people, that was no incentive--some seemed to be happy to stay on welfare forever."

You were wrong. That percentage never existed. It was always a lie that anybody was happy to stay on welfare forever. Many of those people are simply in different programs. Many are in job programs where the welfare money is channeled through Walmart or Safeway, and the people get MORE money in the way of food stamps, housing, child care, energy assistance, etc. Because welfare was always POVERTY. That's the part of welfare reform that worked, somewhat, because that's the part the majority of moms had been asking for for 20 years.

The rest, the chronic welfare recipient, are NOT lazying around, happy to stay on welfare forever. They have various mental and emotional issues. Not down the line, 100%, but generally speaking.

You remain - oblivious.