Welfare-Reform Legislation Since 1996
A Time of Radical Change
The summer of 1996 brought about profound and controversial changes in the way America handles its welfare programs. Much criticism had b...
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Welfare Reform—The First Eight Years
Eight years after the passage of the Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act (PRWORA; PL 104-193), welfare reform remained a hotly d...
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In August 1996, Bill Clinton fulfilled his 1992 campaign pledge to “end welfare as we know it” when he signed the Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act. Upon sign...
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Welfare recipients have been pushed to work towards independence and self-reliance by the nineteen ninety-six Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act. With the creation of th...
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The people that are on Welfare should be the only ones that need it. With this new proposal President Busch is cutting down those that are just sitting around soaking up the wealth. With the 70% mor...
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Requiem for Welfare, by Evelyn Z. Brodkin examines the welfare dilemma. Brodkin explains that welfare reform may lower caseloads, but does not diffuse the need for welfare which, in the end, leads to...
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Welfare-Reform Legislation Since 1996
Welfare Reform
