Many families kicked off welfare assistance report struggling to get food, shelter, or needed medical care; many are suffering even greater hardships than before. In a South Carolina study, for example, one in six former assistance recipients (seventeen percent) were unable to pay for food after being deprived of welfare; one in four (twenty-nine percent) were unable to pay their rent; and one in three (thirty-seven percent) fell behind on utility bills. Significantly fewer (only about nine percent of the families had experienced these problems when they were still on welfare. There is plenty of evidence that extreme poverty is growing more common for American children today, especially those in working families. The number of children living in families earning below one-half of the poverty line increased by 400,000 nationwide in 1997, despite supposedly strong economic growth.
There have been already clear signs of increased homelessness across the United States after the start of the "reform." According to Mary Ann Gleason, Executive Director of the National Coalition for the Homeless, "In many cities, easily one in ten families in homeless shelters say they are there because of welfare cuts." In Los Angeles, for example, twelve percent of homeless families surveyed attributed their homelessness directly to benefit cuts. An Atlanta survey found that nearly one-half (forty-six percent) of the 161 homeless families with children interviewed in shelters or other facilities for the homeless had lost welfare benefits in the previous twelve months. A study in La Crosse Count, Wisconsin, found that the number of children sleeping in Salvation Army homeless shelters there shot up by fifty percent. By contrast, the number of single homeless men, a group largely unaffected by welfare reform, rose by only one percent during the same period. According to the study, the most significant cause of near homelessness was having been sanctioned due to welfare reform. 103 A state-fund ed mail survey in Idaho found that eight percent of former welfare recipients in late 1997 had used emergency shelters. Moreover, thirty-six percent of former recipients described their housing situation as "temporary." This study may considerably understate the instability of families' housing: of the 2,500 surveys mailed, 700 were returned as "undeliverable" by the postal service. Only 447 were returned completed by respondents.
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GEM
2005-06-02 12:54:08 EST
"TheGolem" <webmaster@pnews.org> wrote in message news:1117727632.426975.27920@g14g2000cwa.googlegroups.com... > Many families kicked off welfare assistance report struggling to get > food, shelter, or needed medical care; many are suffering even greater > hardships than before. In a South Carolina study, for example, one in > six former assistance recipients (seventeen percent) were unable to pay > for food after being deprived of welfare; one in four (twenty-nine > percent) were unable to pay their rent; and one in three (thirty-seven > percent) fell behind on utility bills. Significantly fewer (only about > nine percent of the families had experienced these problems when they > were still on welfare. There is plenty of evidence that extreme poverty > is growing more common for American children today, especially those in > working families. The number of children living in families earning > below one-half of the poverty line increased by 400,000 nationwide in > 1997, despite supposedly strong economic growth. >
And how exactly did you expect the BushCo Administration to get their All Volunteer Army, if they don't increase the poverty level in order to force folks to enlist just to eat and get shelter? It has worked well for every other tyrant in history, and it'll fill the US Army ranks with willing cannon fodder too. Folks gotta eat and with the army as the only hiring entity in town...
GEM
Wm James
2005-06-04 01:18:03 EST
On 2 Jun 2005 08:53:52 -0700, "TheGolem" <webmaster@pnews.org> wrote:
>Many families kicked off welfare assistance report struggling to get >food, shelter, or needed medical care; many are suffering even greater >hardships than before.
Boo hoo hoo... So bums find it hard to ween themselves off someone else's paycheck. Cry me a river. They should have to give back at least half of everything they make to pay back the taxpayers they mooched off of while they were bumming.
William R. James
Stan De SD
2005-06-04 11:34:33 EST
"TheGolem" <webmaster@pnews.org> wrote in message news:1117727632.426975.27920@g14g2000cwa.googlegroups.com...
> Many families kicked off welfare assistance report struggling to get > food, shelter, or needed medical care; many are suffering even greater > hardships than before.
Perhaps they should try getting jobs...
> There have been already clear signs of increased homelessness across > the United States after the start of the "reform."
Yeah, right. The media suddenly discovers "alarming rises in homelessness" during Republican adminstrations but conveninetly forgets about them during Democratic ones.
Another BO Reeking Maggot Ridden Sandal Wearing Radlib
2005-06-04 12:01:14 EST
"Stan de SD" <standesd@earthlink.net> wrote in message news:dSjoe.622$4u6.207@newsread2.news.pas.earthlink.net... > > "TheGolem" <webmaster@pnews.org> wrote in message > news:1117727632.426975.27920@g14g2000cwa.googlegroups.com... > > > Many families kicked off welfare assistance report struggling to get > > food, shelter, or needed medical care; many are suffering even greater > > hardships than before. > > Perhaps they should try getting jobs... > > > There have been already clear signs of increased homelessness across > > the United States after the start of the "reform." > > Yeah, right. The media suddenly discovers "alarming rises in homelessness" > during Republican adminstrations but conveninetly forgets about them during > Democratic ones. ====================================
Didnt' you know the homeless were all employed under Clinton ? Then whe Bush became president , all those homeless lost theri jobs as Illegal Aliens came to town and took them over? ;-)
Nospam
2005-06-04 17:23:22 EST
Stan de SD wrote:
> Perhaps they should try getting jobs...
Maybe, their jobs were moved to China and India, tax free.
Wm James
2005-06-07 22:56:02 EST
On Sat, 4 Jun 2005 12:01:14 -0400, "Another BO Reeking Maggot Ridden Sandal Wearing Radlib" <Radlib Maggot@ USC @Berkeley.edu> wrote:
> >"Stan de SD" <standesd@earthlink.net> wrote in message >news:dSjoe.622$4u6.207@newsread2.news.pas.earthlink.net... >> >> "TheGolem" <webmaster@pnews.org> wrote in message >> news:1117727632.426975.27920@g14g2000cwa.googlegroups.com... >> >> > Many families kicked off welfare assistance report struggling to get >> > food, shelter, or needed medical care; many are suffering even greater >> > hardships than before. >> >> Perhaps they should try getting jobs... >> >> > There have been already clear signs of increased homelessness across >> > the United States after the start of the "reform." >> >> Yeah, right. The media suddenly discovers "alarming rises in homelessness" >> during Republican adminstrations but conveninetly forgets about them >during >> Democratic ones. >==================================== > >Didnt' you know the homeless were all employed under Clinton ? Then whe >Bush became president , all those homeless lost theri jobs as Illegal >Aliens came to town and took them over? ;-)
Hey, at least Clinton would give them something to do... if they were young females. :)
William R. James
Stan De SD
2005-06-08 12:34:33 EST
"Wm James" <wrjames.remove@spamreaper.org> wrote in message news:cdnca1h4fc3qo69hv3ik7i3of6kei7ah2d@4ax.com... > On Sat, 4 Jun 2005 12:01:14 -0400, "Another BO Reeking Maggot Ridden > Sandal Wearing Radlib" <Radlib Maggot@ USC @Berkeley.edu> wrote: > > > > >"Stan de SD" <standesd@earthlink.net> wrote in message > >news:dSjoe.622$4u6.207@newsread2.news.pas.earthlink.net... > >> > >> "TheGolem" <webmaster@pnews.org> wrote in message > >> news:1117727632.426975.27920@g14g2000cwa.googlegroups.com... > >> > >> > Many families kicked off welfare assistance report struggling to get > >> > food, shelter, or needed medical care; many are suffering even greater > >> > hardships than before. > >> > >> Perhaps they should try getting jobs... > >> > >> > There have been already clear signs of increased homelessness across > >> > the United States after the start of the "reform." > >> > >> Yeah, right. The media suddenly discovers "alarming rises in homelessness" > >> during Republican adminstrations but conveninetly forgets about them > >during > >> Democratic ones. > >==================================== > > > >Didnt' you know the homeless were all employed under Clinton ? Then whe > >Bush became president , all those homeless lost theri jobs as Illegal > >Aliens came to town and took them over? ;-) > > Hey, at least Clinton would give them something to do... if they were > young females. :)
Q: What's the best part about dating a homeless girl? A: You can drop her off anywhere.
Wm James
2005-06-14 00:46:01 EST
On Wed, 08 Jun 2005 16:34:33 GMT, "Stan de SD" <*d@earthlink.net> wrote:
> >"Wm James" <wrjames.remove@spamreaper.org> wrote in message >news:cdnca1h4fc3qo69hv3ik7i3of6kei7ah2d@4ax.com... >> On Sat, 4 Jun 2005 12:01:14 -0400, "Another BO Reeking Maggot Ridden >> Sandal Wearing Radlib" <Radlib Maggot@ USC @Berkeley.edu> wrote: >> >> > >> >"Stan de SD" <standesd@earthlink.net> wrote in message >> >news:dSjoe.622$4u6.207@newsread2.news.pas.earthlink.net... >> >> >> >> "TheGolem" <webmaster@pnews.org> wrote in message >> >> news:1117727632.426975.27920@g14g2000cwa.googlegroups.com... >> >> >> >> > Many families kicked off welfare assistance report struggling to get >> >> > food, shelter, or needed medical care; many are suffering even >greater >> >> > hardships than before. >> >> >> >> Perhaps they should try getting jobs... >> >> >> >> > There have been already clear signs of increased homelessness across >> >> > the United States after the start of the "reform." >> >> >> >> Yeah, right. The media suddenly discovers "alarming rises in >homelessness" >> >> during Republican adminstrations but conveninetly forgets about them >> >during >> >> Democratic ones. >> >==================================== >> > >> >Didnt' you know the homeless were all employed under Clinton ? Then whe >> >Bush became president , all those homeless lost theri jobs as Illegal >> >Aliens came to town and took them over? ;-) >> >> Hey, at least Clinton would give them something to do... if they were >> young females. :) > >Q: What's the best part about dating a homeless girl? >A: You can drop her off anywhere. >
ROTFLMAO! :)
William R. James
The PhAnToM
2005-06-14 01:49:28 EST
nospam wrote: > Stan de SD wrote: > > > Perhaps they should try getting jobs... > > Maybe, their jobs were moved to China and India, tax free.
The existence of millions of illegal immigrants who are working in this country completely belies the argument that there are no jobs such that people _have_ to be on welfare. Every welfare scab who isn't physically disabled (i.e., able to work) should be deported to Mexico in exchange for five hard working immigrants, most of whom seem to find jobs under the table, no problemo.