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In reply to the discussion: I do not want Hillary Clinton to be the Democratic nominee. [View all]bravenak
(34,648 posts)That left poor families with no support during the hardest times, time limits, being pushed into low paying jobs. I live right around thd corner and applied after the crash. The process is now very difficult, sanctions on your case if you cannot find a job, no food stamps if you are a drug felon, etc. all that is thanks to welfare reform. Let's not pretend. I am an example of a person who was fortunately not on welfare on the time, but did go to the 'county building' with my aunts and cousins and watched the process play out time and again. I know povert and i know that welfare reform hit the black and brown community the worst. We don't need that again. Let's not forget the Clintons are also Drug warriors who went for manditory minimums and three strikes which ALSO hit the black and poor communities the hardset. See how those two things are tied? No foodstamps for drugs crimes + a ramp up of the drug war to get MORE convictions for drug crimes. That way you can give out less assistance and more punishments for the poor especially the black community. Things like this have been going on so long and are DESIGNED to do exactly what they do. Harm the poor. When people say that it's not true, I wonder about their cognitive abilities and their honesty level. We should NEVER make excuses to cut services to the poor. They didn't magically get rich during the 90's. They got harmed and ignored.