“America’s cash welfare program-the main government program that caught people when they fell-was not merely replaced with the 1996 welfare reform; it was very nearly destroyed. …This book is about what happens when a government safety net that is built on the assumption of full-time, stable employment at a living wage combines with a low-wage labor market that fails to deliver on any of the above. It is this toxic alchemy, we argue, that is spurring the increasing numbers of $2-a-day poor in America.” PovertyWelfare ReformHomelessness In America Author:Kathryn Edin
“There ought to be a thoughtful welfare-reform debate that doesn't turn into something that could be called scapegoating.” TurnsOughtDebateReformWelfareThoughtfulWelfare Reform Author:Jack Kemp
“We passed welfare reform. All of you know I believe we were right to do it.” KnowsBelieveI BelieveReformWelfareWelfare Reform Author:William J. Clinton
“The most important domestic challenge facing the U.S. at the close of the twentieth century is the re-creation of fatherhood as avital social role for men. At stake is nothing less than the success of the American experiment. For unless we reverse the trend of fatherlessness, no other set of accomplishments--not economic growth or prison construction or welfare reform or better schools--will succeed in arresting the decline of child well-being and the spread of male violence. To tolerate the trend of fatherlessness is to accept the inevitability of continued social recession.” MenWellsChildrenImportantSchoolSocialGrowthChallengesAcceptingRolesViolenceEconomicCenturyCreationSucceedPrisonMalesSpreadExperimentsReformWell BeingWelfareAccomplishmentTrendsStakesConstructionDeclineTolerateReverseFatherhoodTwentieth CenturyEconomic GrowthRecessionsInevitabilityArrestingWelfare ReformSocial RolesFatherlessness Author:David Blankenhorn
“And some of what we're doing in Government even now, some of the welfare reform programs that are helping lone mothers come into work are based on things that were very new under the Labour Government in the eighties.” HelpingGovernmentMotherInspiringProgramReformWelfareLabourEightyMothers DayLoneWelfare Reform Author:Patricia Hewitt
“Bill Clinton gives the appearance of taking stands-for some sort of tax cut, some sort of welfare reform, some sort of balanced budget-but these are ploys, mirages: they exist only to undermine positions taken by the Republicans. He doesn't fight for anything substantive-except of course, re-election. ...He has fallen into the dangerous habit of lip synching the presidency: he gives the appearance of leadership, but not the substance.” GivingFightingCoursesTakenCuttingDangerousPositionHabitRepublicanTaxesElectionBillsClintonLipsAppearanceReformSubstanceBudgetsWelfareFallenBalancedPresidencyTax CutsMiragesBalanced BudgetPloyWelfare Reform Author:Joe Klein
“When Hillary Clinton was in the Clinton White House as first lady, the left - the right accused her of being wide eyed radical lesbian feminist and in some issues, like welfare reform, she pushed back against the new .” FirstsHouseLeftWhiteIssuesClintonFeministWideRadicalReformWelfareWhite HouseAccusedFirst LadyWelfare Reform Author:David Corn
“After all, Bill Clinton is the guy that signed welfare reform.” GuyBillsClintonReformWelfareWelfare Reform Author:Rush Limbaugh
“The issue I highlight in the book is welfare reform.” BookIssuesReformWelfareReformationHighlightsWelfare Reform Author:Robert Scheer
“After years of piecemeal reform the current welfare system is complex and unfair.” YearsComplexesCurrentsReformWelfareUnfairWelfare Reform Author:Iain Duncan Smith
“Welfare reforms and the whole “happy” exploitation movement are not “baby steps.” They are big steps–in a seriously backward direction.” WholeBigsPeaceStepsMovementBabyReformWelfareExploitationBaby StepsFrancioneWelfare Reform Author:Gary L. Francione
“Have you ever noticed how statists are constantly "reforming" their own handiwork? Education reform. Health-care reform. Welfare reform. Tax reform. The very fact that they're always busy "reforming" is an implicit admission that they didn't get it right the first 50 times.” FirstsFactsCareLibertyTaxesBusyLibertarianReformHealth CareWelfareLibertarianismAdmissionImplicitHealth Care ReformEducation ReformTax ReformHandiworkWelfare Reform Author:Lawrence Reed
“When some Republican governors asked to try new ways to put people on welfare back to work, the Obama Administration said they would only do it if they had a credible plan to increase employment by 20%. You hear that? More work. So the claim that President Obama weakened welfare reform's work requirement is just not true.” PeopleIfsWayTryingSaidPresidentPlansRepublicanClaimsIncreaseEmploymentAdministrationReformWelfarePresident ObamaGovernorsNew WaysRequirementsCredibleBack To WorkWelfare Reform Author:William J. Clinton
“For our welfare reform efforts to be successful, we must empower local charitable organizations with the resources to address their local community needs.” NeedsCommunityEffortSuccessfulResourcesOrganizationLocalsReformWelfareEmpoweringBeing SuccessfulAddressesCharitableLocal CommunityWelfare ReformCharitable Organizations Author:Mel Carnahan
“The old welfare system was hurting people by discouraging work and marriage. Welfare reform, and now this legislation, will build on the understanding that work and strong families are the foundation upon which we build our future.” PeopleStrongUnderstandingHurtMarriageFoundationReformWelfareOur FutureLegislationDiscouragingHurting PeopleStrong FamilyWelfare Reform Author:Jim Talent
“Welfare reform happened with reconciliation; half the Democrats voted for it. The Bush tax cuts happened with reconciliation; twelve Democratic Senators voted for it. You didn't have a real partisan issue on those times that it was used” RealUsedHalfIssuesCuttingHappenedTaxesDemocraticDemocratReformWelfareTwelveSenatorsReconciliationPartisansTax CutsWelfare Reform Author:Tom Coburn
“I'm convinced that welfare reforms deserve our support, both because they are better (or at least much less bad) for the animals involved (the Golden Rule), and because they push the envelope, moving us closer to the compassionate world that all animal rights activists are working toward...On the other hand, working toward welfare reforms has the immediate benefit of helping improve animals' lives today and acts as a crucial stepping stone toward animal liberation.” WorldHelpingHandsTodayMovingAnimalSupportRightsInvolvedBenefitsDeserveStonesConvincedGoldenReformLiberationWelfareActivistCrucialCompassionateAnimal RightsLive For TodayGolden RuleEnvelopesStepping StonesAnimal LiberationAnimal Rights ActivistsWelfare Reform Author:Bruce Friedrich
“Not only are the philosophies of animal rights and animal welfare separated by irreconcilable differences... the enactment of animal welfare measures actually impedes the achievement of animal rights... Welfare reforms, by their very nature, can only serve to retard the pace at which animal rights goals are achieved.” PhilosophyGoalDifferencesAnimalRightsAchievementReformWelfarePaceAnimal RightsAnimal WelfareRetardWelfare Reform Author:Gary L. Francione
“Education is the foundation upon which we build our future.” FoundationOur FutureDiscouragingWelfare Reform Author:Christine Gregoire
“A billion dollars every week for Iraq, $87 billion for Iraq. We can't get $5 billion for childcare over five years in welfare reform.” YearsFiveWeekDollarsIraqBillionsReformWelfareFive YearsReformationChildcareWelfare Reform Author:Jim Wallis