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Clinton Led Welfare Reform Worked...
September 02nd 10:36:24 AM
An article from the Chicago Defender comparing Social Security reform to Clinton's Welfare reform.
The common sense solution would be to reform the system that caused the decay, but Black liberals like Rep. Maxine Waters, D-Calif., continue to resist. In 1994, she spoke out against welfare reform that was even embraced by President Bill Clinton, calling it a "mean-spirited Republican" bill. It passed despite her complaints, and welfare caseloads have reduced by 54 percent since 1996.
This policy helped get Black Americans earning incomes, but it remains unpopular with Black liberal politicians. This criticism is passed onto their constituents, where many of them lap up this pablum without checking things for themselves.
This seemingly knee-jerk opposition hurts the communities our Black leaders are charged with serving. For example, opposition to President George Bush's Social Security reform proposal is not unexpected, but it is misguided. On average, Blacks have lower life expectancies than whites, which means we pay more into the system than we will ever get out of it. Personal accounts would allow us to build wealth and give it to families should we die an untimely death. This does not happen under the current system. The money now simply goes back to the government.
But Waters and the Congressional Black Caucus remain firmly against the Bush Social Security reforms. One reason is because they say Blacks get that money back in government assistance-thus perpetrating (and promoting!) our reliance on handouts.
Posted by Chris Schrimpf
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