Posted on 06/08/2009 6:44:38 AM PDT by Crazieman
Could California become the first state in the nation to do away with welfare?
That doomsday scenario is on the table as lawmakers wrestle with a staggering $24.3 billion budget deficit.
County welfare directors are "in shock" at the very idea of getting rid of CalWORKs, which has been widely viewed as one of the most successful social programs in the state's history, said Bruce Wagstaff, director of the Department of Human Assistance in Sacramento.
(Excerpt) Read more at mcclatchydc.com ...
The source article in the Sacramento Bee said that the number of people on it have dropped by half to 525,000 families per month since the Republicans crammed welfare reform down Clinton’s throat (my description, not theirs). I wonder if the staff on the program dropped by half, or if they kept the same number of employees for half the work.
Lawyers are salivating and licking their lips at the tremendous amount of litigation coming their way if there is any attempt to implement common sense policies like this.
Have no fear California, Boxer and Feinstein to the rescue.
These two will come in to save the day with Federal tax dollars.
Welfare, like taxes are here to stay.
We american taxpayers only have Hope but know no change will come.
I'm thinking it's more like a threat. The state government extorts funds from national taxpayers knowing the federal government will never allow Kalifornication to go up in smoke because it contains too many illegal alien democratic voters.
“Wonder what a liberal’s idea of a “successful” social program is.”
That’s easy. It’s the one that provides tens of thousands of overpaid administative positions with fat retirement benefits plus it provides a guaranteed RAT voting block of several millions.
“Wonder what a liberal’s idea of a “successful” social program is.”
That’s easy. It’s the one that provides tens of thousands of overpaid administative positions with fat retirement benefits plus it provides a guaranteed RAT voting block of several millions.
Mary,
This is a simple yet profound statement. I am disgusted that I have never seen or thought of it myself. What is the definition of successful with regards to, specifically, welfare?
I do not know for sure. But I suspect that high numbers of families enrolled in this entitlement have caused it to be deemed successful. I, and most logical citizens, would likely see it just the opposite. A successful welfare system would be one that works so well it is no longer needed. Recipients would be going back to work and not need assistance at all.
Alas, I am sure they grade it differently. "We have helped 400,000 families that would otherwise be homeless and starving. This is the most successful program ever." or... "Because of the success of our program, we have returned 250,000 folks back to work and they are no longer in need of our assistance in order to support themselves and their families. Therefore, we are closing our doors for now."
In liberal eyes, the more poor people there are that depend on the government entitlements for their basic needs the more successful the program is. That is tragic. It means, somewhere, somebody is hoping for more poor people and more failure for more funding and their own job security. It is truly a case where in order for some welfare administrator to have a job, there must be poor people applying for help. Who would you root for if your own livelyhood depended on the suffering of more people?
Thank you for the thought.
Yea, right. We all know this is smoke and mirrors. It will never happen!
And with a welfare bailout from the federal government, the strings attached will be that Obama will “mandate” that California expand its welfare rolls and sweeten the benefits.
Deport illegal aliens and cut off their benefits.
Man a lot of locust are going to be hitting Oregon, WA state, AZ (McCain country), NV, NM, et al.
Here is the correct link
http://www.sacbee.com/topstories/story/1917387.html
Correct article title...
“Budget plan could doom CalWORKS aid to families, children”
I wonder if the staff on the program dropped by half, or if they kept the same number of employees for half the work.
If so, I'd call that a Pyrrhic victory for a state. And now you've got my curiosity bump itching again :)
“That would be an awful lot of voters to kick out of the state. Where would they go?”
NJ? Minnesota with all the Somalis. Colorado with the other Somalis.
How to fix California’s problems:
First you get rid of all the illegals.
Second, you cut off all social programs in the state such as welfare, Medical etc. so that all must be requalified to get them. Once the applications are made, each individual and their claim should be investigated thoroughly to determine the merit of the claim just like insurance companies do. This will end the waste fraud and abuse of state subsidized programs by folks that should not get them.
$157 million. $620 million. $3.7 billion.
Boy, someone needs to take a good look at where that moeny's been going...
When you add up the market value of food stamps, subsidized child care, Section 8 housing, Medicaid coverage, etc, etc, these welfare recipients make more than the average blue-collar household. The $689 is effectively "playing around" money, when food and housing is covered by the government.
No benefits are EVER cut for illegal aliens - the most protected class in America.
If welfare is cut, the welfare voters will have to move elsewhere (or get real jobs). The Dem Party would never recover from that big a loss of voters.
“County welfare directors are “in shock” at the very idea of getting rid of CalWORKs, which has been widely viewed as one of the most successful social programs in the state’s history...”
“Which begs the question: Successful at what...?”1
Very sucessful in bankrupting the state at light speed.
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