The 1996 welfare reforms authored by Newt ended a huge government program. The Democrats cried that it would be disastrous to put a life time limit of five years on welfare benefits. It turned out to be a win win for everyone.
“Growth and innovation means liberating the poor from the trap of the Welfare Empire through new programs that are tailored to local communities, that promote work and that incentivize lifelong study. Building on the success of the 1996 welfare reforms, block-granting all federal means tested welfare programs back to the states would help millions move from dependency to prosperity while saving taxpayer trillions.”
http://www.newt.org/news/unleashing-growth-and-innovation-move-beyond-welfare-state
and the balanced budget...first since 1969. That sounds so good to me...heard some former congressman whining on tv about how Newt would make them stay and vote until 3 am in the morning lol lol...too bad they had to work for their money.
Lets look at all the candidates...Huntsman...in single digits, Santorum sagging poll numbers, Bachmann can’t get into 3rd because she is a shrill and congresswoman that never got any legislation passed, Perry....not doing well, Paul? well some may like the legalized pot...that leaves Mitt or Newt Gingrich. Gringrich will be a great president and btw...I like his experience ..look at Obama with his “on the job training”
Welfare hasn’t gone away. The welfare queens are still getting the welfare check. Now it is called “Temporary Assistance for Needy Families.” In addition to welfare, there is no such thing as “food stamps” anymore.
“Food stamps” are now a debit card - the EBT card. In Michigan, something like 35 percent of black people were on the EBT card in 2009, and that was before EBT card usage more than doubled under Obama over the past two years.
http://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2009/11/28/us/20091128-foodstamps.html
Housing projects are being torn down and Section 8 families are getting rent assistance from the government to live in suburbs. That is why crime exploded in Memphis.
These “low-income families” now get housing assistance to live in the suburbs, the EBT card to buy their groceries, TANF welfare, free government cell phones, “energy assistance” and all kinds of other government programs.
The so-called “Republican Revolution” under Newt also passed “immigration reform” in 1996. Are there more or less illegal aliens in America in 2011 than there were in 1996? There are far more illegals here.
Just like there are far more people living off welfare in all its forms today than there were in the 1990s.