But reported data does not bear that out.
"HISTORICALLY, it is has been Democratic presidents who have reduced the size of the federal government." (See: "Big Government? Obama Has 273,000 Fewer Federal Employees Than Reagan"). See it for yourself at the U.S. Office of Personnel Management.
In fact, it was Democratic president Bill Clinton reduced the size of the federal government employee size to PRE- REAGAN levels. id. "We have 35,000 less nonmilitary employees under President Obama than we had 30 years ago." id.
Prior to 1996, the cornerstone of American welfare was the Aid to Families with Dependent Children program (AFDC) and AFDC was an open-ended entitlement, with each state given limitless money by the federal government. (See: "Welfare as we know it in 2011").
"In 1996, President Bill Clinton and the Republican-controlled Congress passed the Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act (PRWOR), which gave control of the welfare system back to the states." id. The PRWOR, which gave each state a flat-rate per state based on population, eliminated the AFDC and replaced it with a new program called Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF), with the emphasis on temporary and it encouraged states to require some sort of employment search and imposed a five-year lifetime limit on cash assistance. id.
In fact, TANF is not even the only current cash disbursement to the needy – the other is the Earned Income Tax Credit (EITC), and SNAP is the modern-day successor to the Food Stamp program, which was created by the Food Stamp Act of 1964. id. We also have Section 8 of the U.S. Housing Act of 1937 authorizes the federal government to provide rental-housing assistance. id. And finally we have Medicaid, was created in 1965 as a part of the Social Security Act, and although participation by each state is voluntary (states pay for almost one-half of all costs), all states have participated since 1982 when Arizona joined. id. Medicaid is not to be confused with Medicare, which is medical insurance which is paid for by employers and employees with premiums.
"President Obama used his Economic Stimulus Act of 2009 to again base federal grants to the states on the number of people signed up for welfare rather than at a flat rate, which will encourage states to maximize participation in their welfare programs." id.
So, as you can see from the above, it is now the individual states that determine, for the most part, the number of people that are on welfare. It is also clear that President Obama is not in office because of people on the government dole.
In fact, it was Democratic president Bill Clinton reduced the size of the federal government employee size to PRE- REAGAN levels. id. "We have 35,000 less nonmilitary employees under President Obama than we had 30 years ago." id.
Prior to 1996, the cornerstone of American welfare was the Aid to Families with Dependent Children program (AFDC) and AFDC was an open-ended entitlement, with each state given limitless money by the federal government. (See: "Welfare as we know it in 2011").
"In 1996, President Bill Clinton and the Republican-controlled Congress passed the Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act (PRWOR), which gave control of the welfare system back to the states." id. The PRWOR, which gave each state a flat-rate per state based on population, eliminated the AFDC and replaced it with a new program called Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF), with the emphasis on temporary and it encouraged states to require some sort of employment search and imposed a five-year lifetime limit on cash assistance. id.
In fact, TANF is not even the only current cash disbursement to the needy – the other is the Earned Income Tax Credit (EITC), and SNAP is the modern-day successor to the Food Stamp program, which was created by the Food Stamp Act of 1964. id. We also have Section 8 of the U.S. Housing Act of 1937 authorizes the federal government to provide rental-housing assistance. id. And finally we have Medicaid, was created in 1965 as a part of the Social Security Act, and although participation by each state is voluntary (states pay for almost one-half of all costs), all states have participated since 1982 when Arizona joined. id. Medicaid is not to be confused with Medicare, which is medical insurance which is paid for by employers and employees with premiums.
"President Obama used his Economic Stimulus Act of 2009 to again base federal grants to the states on the number of people signed up for welfare rather than at a flat rate, which will encourage states to maximize participation in their welfare programs." id.
So, as you can see from the above, it is now the individual states that determine, for the most part, the number of people that are on welfare. It is also clear that President Obama is not in office because of people on the government dole.
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