I never saw that Welfare fix as much more than smoke and mirrors. Let me explain.
Welfare to work was passed off as some really great achievement. Was it? Here’s one story I know of. It played out tens of millions of times.
There was a volunteer at the place I used to work.
He was on Welfare. He had to work to get Welfare payments.
He was hired and worked for 8 to 16 hours per week, at the lowest wages possible. For these hours, he was reclassified as working in the workforce. He was no longer classified as on Welfare or unemployed.
This was what was meant by Welfare to work. He was reclassified as working, but was still getting Welfare.
I have no doubt Welfare continued to pay him more than his salary because there is no way he could have survived on what he was earning.
I’m sure he got housing, some kind of medical care, and food stamps.
Was this really welfare reform?
Is 8 to 16 hours per week really a full-time employee?
Did this really stop our financial exposure for the guy?
Of course not.
Did I care if Obama undid this? Undid what? It was a pipe dream all along.
Hmmm... thanks for your perspective. I didn’t see that up close.