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Welfare "Welfare must become a road to jobs, not a road to dependence. The 1996 welfare reform was a step in the right direction. The federal government should continue to hold down welfare spending and put strict limits on the recipients of welfare benefits." <Tab/>I agree some somewhat with this statement. I feel that today, instead of just phasing out the welfare benefits, there should be something done in devising a …

…and excited to find jobs. Also, I feel that having more people on welfare would be more expensive than finding them jobs, that will in turn, enable them to support themselves. <Tab/>In short, I feel that if the working poor were able to get education and job-training, they would be able to obtain better jobs which would soon allow them to support themselves, rather than looking at welfare for support.