working American does one of the two), most citizens of our country are familiar

with it. Yet as every second of every day passes, more and more taxpayer?s money is being allotted to this growing epidemic called welfare. The Personal

Responsibility Act, signed by the President, was a monumental change in welfare

as we know, or used to know it. The welfare system is still in need of a more

strict and stringent policy reform, yet the Personal Responsibility Act was a

prodigious step in the right direction.

In the past few years, the federal governments and state governments

have tried to change and improve the welfare system. The Clinton Administration

campaigned to "end welfare as we know it." The Administration's proposal limits

AFDC benefits to two years, during which employment services would be provided

to recipients. Nearly 20 welfare reform bills have been introduced in the 103rd

Congress. Besides the above mentioned bill, three major proposals were offered

by Republican members: The GOP Leadership Welfare bill, The Real Welfare Reform

Act, and The Welfare and Teenage Pregnancy Reduction Act. Now the Republicans

two years if at least one year has been spent in a work program. States must

young mothers whom illegitimate children. The state will use the funds for

programs, work programs, and Aid to Families with Dependent Children (AFDC)

is to give an addict cash. So why should our welfare system do that in the name

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