re: #412 Existential_Donuts

Ahh, progress. I think if you set aside the politics of the time, the welfare reform act is a beautiful example of working together. And no, personal donations by elected officials are not indicative of general unselfishness. You know as well as I do that charitable donations are just another check box on the list of things that need to happen to get elected.

Ok. Good. In general, with a few exceptions, it was a primarily Republican effort that received a little Democratic help and definitely got help from Clinton.

Credit where due.

So what about the deafening cries from the ’90s that this was Republican’s evil triumph over the poor? It’s literally All. We. Heard.

I mean, how can welfare reform possibly HELP the poor if we’re reducing benefits? Truly, it boggles the mind.

(PS - i picked 2006 because Cheney wasn’t running for any office, had nothing to prove. You should read Arthur Brooks sometime…