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Originally Posted by Katarina Witt
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It was under Clinton. Work requirements to get benefits was enforced. It was called the " welfare to work" program.
How do I know? At the time I was down with severe health issues, went through my entire savings and retirement and ended up homeless and living under a RR bridge. It took 5 tries before I got welfare. The work requirement was waived for me as I had an application in for SSDI.
Being homeless and then "cheaply home", I developed friendships with other welfare recipients, all of whom had to go to work to get their benefits.
They must turn in documents to show from their assigned "employer" that they actually went to and performed their work. It was like a pay stub. It was similar to the forms that courts required for work details.
This is in NY State, other states may have let the work requirement slide, I don't know.
But it certainly worked here.
Train welfare women to be CERTIFIED babysitters for lower income women and families.
Make the men assist the elderly with outdoor chores. Train both to tend to elderly. Any misstep in the care of elderly immediately benefits cease.
Homeless also put to work and off the Street.
End the "social blight" we are experiencing.
YES it CAN be done, it WAS BEFORE.