Welfare Reform | Welfare Reform Is a Mistake
The Women’s Alliance is a community group in Framingham, Massachusetts, that assists low-income women in such areas as child care, housing, and welfare.
Summary: Welfare-reform programs similar to those in Massachusetts will unjustly punish welfare recipients by cutting off benefits after two years. To keep their benefits, individuals would be forced to work. However, programs that mandate work have failed to improve the employability of participants. Workfare programs also cost taxpayers more money to administer than is saved by reducing the number of welfare...
[The entire page is 3726 words long]
