Tag: welfare

Speaking at a manufacturing company in suburban Chicago today, presumptive Republican nominee Mitt Romney accused President Obama of trying to “reverse the accomplishment” of President Bill Clinton’s welfare reform efforts of the 1990s, which he called “one of the greatest bipartisan successes we’ve seen.” Romney’s attack during his campaign event…

A couple of years ago, my wife and I were walking around downtown Chicago.  It was a beautiful summer afternoon and we were wandering through Millenium Park when we were approached by a homeless man.   Amy reached into her purse and handed the man a $5 bill.  At the…

I found this a few places on facebook today(I have too many right wing friends): Let me tick some people off…Did you get drug tested today? Thank you Florida, Kentucky, and Missouri, which are the first states that will require drug testing when applying for welfare. Some people are crying…

As our very own Governor Scott Walker likes to say: “We’re Broke and Can’t Negotiate” and as the right wing likes to say we need to get people off welfare: People from both political parties have long recognized that welfare without work creates negative incentives that lead to permanent poverty….