But the "left" still loves him!
"Some states’ limits on welfare leaving poor people adrift; Programs offered little help when jobs disappeared" by Jason DeParle | New York Times, April 08, 2012
PHOENIX - The poor people who were dropped from cash assistance here, mostly single mothers, talk with surprising openness about the desperate, and sometimes illegal, ways they make ends meet. They have sold food stamps and blood, skipped meals, shoplifted, doubled up with friends, scavenged trash bins for bottles and cans, and returned to relationships with violent partners - all with children in tow....
Critics of the stringent system say stories like these vindicate warnings they made in 1996 when President Clinton fulfilled his pledge to “end welfare as we know it’’: The revamped law encourages states to withhold aid, especially when the economy turns bad....
Of course, when you are a WALL STREET BANK you get BAILED OUT to the tune of TRILLIONS of DOLLARS!!!
But supporters of the current system often say lower caseloads are evidence of decreased dependency. Many leading Republicans are pushing for similar changes to much larger programs, like Medicaid and food stamps.
Republicans suck, and I say that as a registered Republican.
Representative Paul D. Ryan of Wisconsin, the top House Republican on budget issues, calls the current welfare program “an unprecedented success.’’ Mitt Romney, who leads the race for the Republican presidential nomination, has said he would place similar restrictions on “all these federal programs.’’ One of his rivals, Rick Santorum, calls the welfare law a source of spiritual rejuvenation.
Santorum, you make me sick.
I'll bet none of them are hurting for a home or a meal.
“It didn’t just cut the rolls, but it saved lives,’’ Santorum said, giving the poor “something dependency doesn’t give: hope.’’
I'm glad he's getting out.
President Obama spoke favorably of the program in his 2008 campaign - promoting his role as a state legislator in cutting the Illinois welfare rolls. But he has said little about it as president.
:-(
Here is what he is saying these days.
For my part, I'm tired of the false debates. Every two and four years we have the same arguments put before us on the differences in the parties, and then in the interim it is business as usual with the same interests being funded again and again.
Question: WHY DIDN'T the DEMOCRATS eliminate the oil and gas subsidies and raise taxes on the rich when they had an alleged FILIBUSTER-PROOF SUPER MAJORITY and CONTROL of the HOUSE?
Why did they EXTEND the BUSH TAX CUTS?
And WHY, oh, WHY does the AmeriKan media, be it tv, radio, or print, EVER POINT THAT OUT?
Of course, we KNOW THE REASON WHY! It is a STATUS QUO, AGENDA-PUSHING PIECE of PROPAGANDA!
Even in the 1996 program’s early days, when jobs were plentiful, a subset of families appeared disconnected - left with neither welfare nor work. Their numbers were growing before the recession and seem to have surged since then.
I was told the recession ended years ago, pffft.
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Related: Sunday Globe Special: World's Worst Cholera Crisis
Bill betrayed them, too.
Also see: Obama's Election-Year Tightrope
Betrayed yet again.
