Social-Safety-Net

Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Act Ends Welfare Entitlement

1996-08-22 00:00:00 +0000 UTC | Importance: 9/10

President Bill Clinton signs the Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act of 1996 (PRWORA), fulfilling his 1992 campaign promise to “end welfare as we know it.” The legislation represents the most significant overhaul of the American welfare system since the New …

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Reagan Launches 'Welfare Queen' Attack Using Racially Coded Chicago Fraud Story

1976-01-27 00:00:00 +0000 UTC | Importance: 8/10

During his 1976 presidential campaign, Ronald Reagan regularly told the story of a Chicago ‘welfare queen’ to attack social programs using racially coded language. At a campaign speech in Gilford, New Hampshire, Reagan declared: ‘In Chicago, they found a woman who holds the record. …

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