California pushing more welfare recipients to work - Yahoo! Finance
Gov. Jerry Brown wants to shift the safety net protecting California's most vulnerable residents
Pressured by a $16 billion budget deficit, the
governor is proposing a major overhaul of the state's welfare-to-work
program with the strategy of slashing people's benefits to motivate them
to get jobs faster.
The move, if approved by the state Legislature
as part of the 2012-13 budget package, would save $880 million, but
beyond the savings, analysts say it represents a shift in the philosophy
of how the Golden State helps its neediest residents.
"It's a reversal of the state's historic
commitment to these families and children," said Scott Graves, senior
policy analyst with the California Budget Project. "It's a very
significant change."
OMG! work!...think of the children!
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