On Wed, 10 Nov 2004 12:04:07 -0500, JohnH wrote:


They keep the poor folks in their place by removing any incentive to
become educated and get gainfully employed. (No, drug dealing doesn't
count.)

John, your knowledge of the welfare system is quite outdated. You must
not have been paying attention during the '90s. For a quick update, do a
search on TANF (*Temporary* Assistance for Needy Families). You could
start he

http://www.plu.edu/~poverty/solutions/home.html