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Charlie, I cannot believe that you would even go that way. First of all, who do you think is paying for the health insurance of those that did not show up for the protest? It is the taxpayer of the United States of America. These people who do the most bellyaching are 5th and 6th generation welfare recipients of our beloved society. We give them a FREE ROOM and BOARD, FREE FOOD STAMPS, and MONEY to BURN, but yet they FEMALE DOG about it! I have a family of 5 children, and 6 grandchildren, who can not qualify for FOOD STAMPS because we make to much, but mainly because we are Caucasian, and do not fit the parameters set forth by this Democratic Government. If you want to get technical, I can prove all of this! So I will. Welfare was first established as a federal program during the Great Depression. In 1935, Congress enacted Aid to Dependent Children (ADC), a relatively modest program focused primarily on widows, orphans, divorced or deserted mothers and their children. By 1939, ADC covered only about 700,000 people, and at least two-thirds of eligible children were not covered. The program grew slowly but steadily over the next two decades, providing assistance to about 3 million people by 1960. Growth accelerated during the 1960s and 1970s, however, and enrollment in the renamed Aid to Families with Dependent Children (AFDC) in 1994 reached a peak of 14.2 million recipients, a figure comprising 5.0 million families and 9.6 million children. In 1992, Bill Clinton was elected president promising to "end welfare as we know it," and in 1994 a Republican Congress was elected that was determined to change the existing system. On August 22, 1996, Clinton signed the Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Act, which ended the welfare entitlement and replaced it with a new block grant providing $16.5 billion per year to states to assist the needy. The new program, called Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF), differed from its predecessor in a number of important ways, including:Eliminating the Welfare Entitlement: Recipients are no longer guaranteed welfare benefits based on eligibility. The 1996 law also eliminated a child care guarantee for welfare recipients, but provided increased funding ($13.9 billion over six years) for child care through a newly created Child Care and Community Development Block Grant. The 1996 law did not affect Medicaid or food stamp eligibility, though critics contend that links between these programs have resulted in numerous recipients being denied Medicaid and food stamp assistance. Establishing Work Requirements: TANF requires recipients to be working within two years of receiving benefits. This general mandate is reinforced by rules requiring states to reach fixed and rising work participation thresholds. By 2002, 50 percent of families receiving assistance in every state must be engaged in work-related activities. Establishing a Five Year Lifetime Limit on Assistance: To address long-term welfare dependency, TANF placed a five year lifetime limit on assistance, but allowed states to exempt up to 20 percent of such cases for hardship reasons. States are allowed to reduce this lifetime limit below 5 years, and almost half of the states have done so. When I was in a job that required me to go and see to the physical health of individuals in this system, I would often have very well groomed, dressed, jewelry galore, tell me I was a WHITE DUMB MF for doing what I was. I asked them what they meant and this is an exact quote " I get a place to live for free, I get medical coverage for free, I get FOOD STAMPS to eat on, and all I have to do is sit on my MF Butt to get it. You work your butt off, and pay for me to get these benefits, and all I can do is laugh at you, you DUMB WMF! So where are you coming from now Charlie, what is your stance now, what the media has taught you while you sat on your butt with nothing to do, only because you wanted to, instead of making yourself a better human being for your family, city, and country. Oh by the way, I am considered Caucasian by the government, got to be politically correct for those of diverse cultures, but I am Ihgerachee by my politically correct standards. I bet that blew your mind, Ihgerachee? It stands for Irish, German, and American Indian Cherokee Tribe. So I guess that means my family was here long before your bull-crap family was!!!!!!!!!!!!!

— Leumas Redneb

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