Welfare Reform - Welfare Recipients MUST take Personal Responsibility E

Welfare Reform - Welfare Recipients must(prenominal) take Personal ResponsibilityPublic Welfare is an important yield constitution of the United Statesgovernment. Welfare has its advantages, but the system has pitfalls. Instead ofabolishing well-being as critics of the system suggest, reforms can be made tocorrect the problems era government, either on the state or federal level, can report to assist the impoverished.The term offbeat is used to describe a word form of programs that provideincome support and create a safety net for inadequate individuals and families. Suchbenefits include Supplemental Security Income, Medicaid, food stamps, housingallowances, and concern to Families with Dependent Children. Aid To Families WithDependent Children (AFDC) enables states to provide cash payments to childrenthat are disadvantaged of the care or support of a parent. In terms of welfarereform, this is the program most often discussed.The media has created m whatsoever myths regard ing welfare and the reasons thesystem should be done away with. Stating that the majority of new welfarerecipients are poor, wizard mothers, claims have been made that poor women havemore children because of the incentives of welfare benefits. It has been prove that is no correlation between womens choice to have children andwelfare benefit levels. Furthermore, for each supernumerary child, a mother canexpect an additional $90 of AFDC benefits, far too low to serve as any type ofincentive. In addition, those states that provide higher benefits do not inevitably show higher birth rates among their welfare recipients. Familiesreceiving AFDC benefits have 1.9 children, honorable about the same as the nationalaverage. (ACLU 1)Another myth created by the media concerns the amount of money spent andthe results. It has been said that after outlay billions of dollars since themid-1960s on anti-poverty programs, there have been little or no results. Tobegin with, outlay on AFDC between 1964 and 1994 was only $500 billion, lessthan 1.5% of federal spending for that period. Further, there have been results.Between 1964 and 1973, the poverty rate fell from 19% to 11%. It is true thatsince 1973, poverty has increased. This is due to economic forces such asdeclining real wages, rather than a failure of the system itself.A three myth regarding welfare concer... ...People must be held responsible for their actions economic and virtuousfailures are not societys fault. As Speaker of the House Gingrich said,We are re-establishing compute as an American tradition.(US News & World Report 12)The welfare system is an important aspect of American society. Itassists the impoverished individuals and families of our nation. It helpssupport the unemployed during their beat of need. The welfare system mustremain to help people propose back on their feet, as it was designed. However, itmust be reformed so that dependence on government aid is avoided.Works CitedAmerican accompli shed Liberties Union The Civil Liberties Issues of Welfare Reform.New York The American Civil Liberties Union, 1995. five-spot Media Myths About Welfare. Extra 1-3.Hoehn, Richard. Blueprint for Social Justice Lets Get real number About Welfare.New Orleans Twornery Center for Peace Through Justice, 1995.Kaus, Mickey. The revival of Liberalism. New York Times. 9 August 1996 A27Say You Want A Revolution. US News and World Report. 9 Oct 1995 11-14Schiller, Bradley, Why Welfare is Still So Hard To Reform. Challenge November-December 1995 16-19