Workfare - Welfare with a Twist

Since nearly fourteen percent of all Americans live in poverty, the subject of welfare has become a political hot potato. Politicians anxious to win points by cutting welfare rolls are increasingly favoring "workfare", which mandates programs requiring those on welfare to get job training and jobs. Workfare can be defined as a government administered policy whereby those in need and without regular employment are obligated to perform a work-related activity in return for state income. …

…works best. Hopefully, this will lead to the ultimate goal of a unified, nationwide program. Reference: Fast & Fallacy, Contemporary Issues In Employment and Workplace Policy November 1998 Volume III, No. 11 Michael Tanner, Stephen Moore, and David Hartman, The Work vs. Welfare Trade-Off Cato Institute, 1995 data. The Adkins Life Skills Program, A Summary Of Research Results People's Weekly World, April 1998 Newsday, Paul Moses, Is Mayor's Workfare Program on the Job?, September 1998 Ideas in Conflict: Workfare vs. Welfare