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The Pros And Cons Of Ending Welfare

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According to New York Times (1992), reported specifically on the statement given by the then president, William Clinton’s decision to end TANF, SNAP, and SSI as a result it encourages dependency. Beyond that, Clinton and additional people which are in favor of striking amendment on ending welfare advocates for reform because dependency on welfares causes social ills, enhancing teenage pregnancy, crime, low labor-market attendance between racial and ethnic minorities (O’Connor, 2000). Other than that, the reconciliation Act (1996), (PRWORA, 110 stat.2015), codified on the ills of welfare dependency of the needy parents on the government benefits. The potential perception of dependency contributed to the stigmatization surrounding welfare

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