DeParle, Jason. (1991, December 18) California Plan to Cut Welfare May Prompt Others to Follow. The New York Times p. 1:1; D21:4

The term “welfare” has two separate and contrary definitions: (1.) aid provided, especially by the government to people in need, and (2.) health, happiness, and good-fortune. Those afforded with welfare are not financially fortunate and require assistance from the government for stability. Welfare is a dispensation for those in need. Although it is provided for munificent reasons, the system is often taken advantage of or improperly utilized. My analysis evaluates the content of an article printed in The New York Times describing a welfare cut in an effort to lessen the number of teenage pregnancies. In this instance, Governor Peter Wilson of California felt that it would be beneficial to cut the dispensation of aid to help promote a behavioral change and produce an overall decrease in the state’s number of adolescent pregnancies. I feel that Wilson’s trepidations are best described in a quote by Kathleen Mullan Harris, author of Teen Mothers and the Revolving Welfare Door,

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