Rebecca M. Blank's Welfare Reform

The 1996 Welfare Reform Act abolished Federal Cash Assistance and Aid to Families with Dependent Children (AFDC) programs, all of which many believed locked people in the perpetual cycle of state- assisted poverty. There were three research findings on the “efficacy of the 1996 reform, all gave a summary of the most influential studies conducted by US researchers. Nearly all reached the same conclusions: First, Welfare Reform under the Clinton administration did result in a significant shift into new employment by the long-term welfare recipients. Secondly, the overall strong growth conditions were linked to the U.S. during the late 1900s. Third, the growth in income and employment experienced by the American poor welfare to work transition

A lot of people who are critics of the welfare programs argue that people are poor because they are lazy and they live off government handouts but that is not the truth at all. As we can see from the video, most of the

Recommendations: Since, Welfare-to-Work was designed on a state level, each state have their way of allocating the funds and it can be different from state to state. Therefore, we identified some issues in Wisconsin, Maryland, and general. Problem 1: Not having any work requirements for Aid to Families with Dependent Children (AFDC) recipients to receive benefits. Politicians believe the federal program would set up recipients for long-term use with no incentive of getting them off the program

However, individually, people do not make profit while being assisted by welfare, the needy are simply being supported for a short period of time and according to their current income rates. Source A says " People received an average of $404 a month in food stamps, SSI benefits, TANF, or general assistance.” (Source A). With this information one might think that this is a large sum of money to receive monthly, but when you have no other source of income how are you able to live a healthy and stable life… you cannot. Source A also explains that, “Those who qualified for SSI (which primarily supports people who are disabled and can’t work) received the most on average — $698 per month.”

Prior to reading “Welfare in Black and White” by Ira Katznelson, I tried to predict what the chapter was going to be about related to the title. My prediction: the reading will include the differences between white and black poverty. The first sentence brought up the New Deal. Due to the fact that I could not recall the New deal, I researched the New Deal and African Americans. Furthermore, I found out that the New Deal established racially segregation causing whites and blacks to rarely work in the same environments in New Deal programs.

The question many people ask, should people on welfare be tested? First off, what is welfare, welfare is financial support that is given to the ones in need. The government has created many welfare programs, for example, TANF, Medicaid, Childs Health Insurance Program, Food Stamps, Supplemental Security Program, Earned Income Tax Credit, Housing Assistance and many more programs. Federal government will provide the funding, but where does the federal government get the money from? The federal government will get the money out of the tax payers.

The U.S Government has social welfare systems that supports lower class in need. From home providing programs like “Welfare” and “Section 8 housing” to food providing programs like “Food Stamps” and “WIC “( Women, Infants, and Children ). The U.S government economy has declined immensely over the years resulting in a high unemployment rate and very high market pricing. Therefor, theres a very large group of people who are struggling financially, in need of food or shelter, cant find a job, income cant support their kids, etc .. Also there is an additional group of people mainly immigrants who simply struggle to speak the language and can’t really find there place in this country.

The system is a legal arrangement where the government provides assistance like shelter, food, healthcare and education to citizens in need (Couch np). The program is extended into further programs that include, Medicaid, WIC Program, and Aid to Families with Dependent Children (Couch np). Before welfare became a federal program, welfare was originally a state program. The history of welfare can be tracked to the Progressive Era 1890-1920 and the Great Depression 1929-1939. The roles and responsibilities of the federal government changed drastically during the Progressive Era (Couch np).

Welfare has long been debated on whether or not it 's suppliance is helping or harming the nation and its economic position. Many argue that abolishing welfare is the only way to make people accountable for themselves, but what about the children and people who were not given a choice and simply grew up in a poverty stricken environment? While welfare does have many issues, it should not be abolished, but rather reformed. In life, “There is no sun without shadow, and it is essential to know the night.” (Camus).

Welfare Abuse “Today, we are ending welfare as we know it, but I hope this day will be remembered not for what it ended, but for what it began” (Welfare Reform). These words were spoken by President Clinton during the signing ceremony of his passed legislature that called for a drastic reform of the welfare system. After years of implementation, the current welfare system of the time, the AFDC, had been said to cause familial issues when it was meant to be providing aid to families in poverty. It had been accused of promoting fatherless children and providing the poor and out-of-work with reasons and motives to stay unemployed. Being funded by taxes, it does not make much sense to continue a program that hinders both those receiving it

The myth of the Welfare Queen Social structures and the way society is organized affect the behaviors and actions of humans. Throughout history have faced great deal of inequality and poverty. This social issue has led to many maladaptive behavior, lack of opportunities, and in many cases to an excuse for discrimination and racism. In the early 70s, the term known as “welfare queen” was introduced to the American society when referring to women’s who were living under poverty and were using and abusing the welfare system.

If there were no welfare state then we could have freeflow of people across the border. You could work, leave, follow the work. There wouldn 't be a net loss in terms of the tax dollar. You would not be paying taxes then taking benefits.

Millions of Americans receive government aid such as welfare every year. Of those Americans who are on welfare, many are unemployed. Some people may need welfare because they don’t make enough money to support their families. However, the amount of money spent on welfare every year is tremendous. Welfare should be taken away from those who don’t work.

Welfare includes programs such as unemployment, social security, health care, and more. Welfare was not created for a permanent solution to families in need of financial help. Welfare was created to help needy families get back on their feet though hard times. One main reason for mandatory drug testing is that taxpayers believe recipients should be drug tested to receive their money if they get drug tested to get a job.

Describe, compare and contrast different models of welfare states Before going into depth about different models of welfare states, it is important to define what exactly a welfare state is and what it means. ‘Welfare state denotes a democratic state that, in accordance with its constitution, not only guarantees basic rights and personal and economic freedoms (stated under the rule of law), but also takes legal, financial and material measures to equalise social differences and tensions (up to a point). The principle of the welfare state to that extent is related to the goal of justice under the rule of law and is laid down in Articles 20 and 28 of the Basic Law’. (Petring et al, 2012). Worldwide, there are many different varieties and models