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The welfare reform gave training for two years, childcare, food and shelter assistance Thinkingabout Aug 2015 #1
More parents were working in a labor market boom?! jeff47 Aug 2015 #4
It was the start of a turn around in NY City.... Historic NY Aug 2015 #57
He should actually look at his own states roll .. Historic NY Aug 2015 #63
Yes, it was a historic and for many life-changing bipartisan success. George II Aug 2015 #116
Welfare "reform" was a cruel and savage act bread_and_roses Aug 2015 #112
So you think it is okay for people like myself who has a minimum wage job to work and pay taxes Thinkingabout Aug 2015 #117
to be clear questionseverything Aug 2015 #127
Currently the working people are taking care of it. Thinkingabout Aug 2015 #129
yes that is the status qua we are fighting against questionseverything Aug 2015 #133
How is Bernie planning on doing with welfare reform? Thinkingabout Aug 2015 #136
tax the people with the money,,not minimum wage earners questionseverything Aug 2015 #142
Got it, let's forget about training people for jobs. Thinkingabout Aug 2015 #144
Don't know what you're talking about Red Knight Aug 2015 #159
The thread is about welfare reform. Thinkingabout Aug 2015 #160
No, I do not think low-wage workers should bear the burden of the safety net bread_and_roses Aug 2015 #148
I like the thought of training, I don't see others working with me who has training Thinkingabout Aug 2015 #149
Of course working for low wages doesn't make you a "bad person!" bread_and_roses Aug 2015 #150
I can only speak for myself and say if I was 20 years old and i had an offer to get training for a Thinkingabout Aug 2015 #151
It's not like it has to be training OR welfare. You can have both. Ken Burch Aug 2015 #157
You've made a case for doing more for minimum wage workers... Ken Burch Aug 2015 #156
good ibegurpard Aug 2015 #2
A well deserved "slam". K&R Tierra_y_Libertad Aug 2015 #3
Good for Bernie, who prefers helping the people SLEEPing on Main Street, as compared to Hillary, who favors the corporatists REAPing on Wall Street! InAbLuEsTaTe Aug 2015 #5
Glad he is calling her out on it. CharlotteVale Aug 2015 #6
So Sanders is attacking Hillary Control-Z Aug 2015 #7
Oh she's all about running on Bill's record hersrlf ibegurpard Aug 2015 #9
Being First Lady artislife Aug 2015 #22
Hillary is On Record at the time supporting it, wrote about supporting it in her book, bvar22 Aug 2015 #137
It matters because she still defends it. Ken Burch Aug 2015 #17
Yes. They were WRONG. I want an apology tour from Bill AND Hillary (she bragged about it). bravenak Aug 2015 #42
Add a guaranteed minimum income. That would take care of a lot of the mess. And it would end jwirr Aug 2015 #71
Yes! Thank you!! bravenak Aug 2015 #72
I suspect there is a lot more we could add. There is so much need out here. And all we have seen jwirr Aug 2015 #73
Here is what I dream about: bvar22 Aug 2015 #139
K&R for this post. Economic Bill of Rights! Dark n Stormy Knight Aug 2015 #155
And we (our country) could easily afford this. nt SusanCalvin Aug 2015 #82
wow...that was brave DonCoquixote Aug 2015 #98
Well, this issue needs attention. bravenak Aug 2015 #103
That is light weight compared to what the Old Dog did in the Arkansas Primary of 2010... bvar22 Aug 2015 #143
add re entery to subsidized housing to the list please questionseverything Aug 2015 #128
I didn't see any attacking going on. nt LWolf Aug 2015 #21
He is attacking positions she has claimed. nt SusanCalvin Aug 2015 #81
We should be encouraging people to work. SonderWoman Aug 2015 #8
Post removed Post removed Aug 2015 #19
Well when we create enough good paying jobs, maybe we will. nt artislife Aug 2015 #23
Do you see the hidden post above yours? bravenak Aug 2015 #32
Vile, completely vile artislife Aug 2015 #33
They sure are. Wow. nt bravenak Aug 2015 #34
Baffling, I would say. SusanCalvin Aug 2015 #51
I wonder what it means too. Really.nt bravenak Aug 2015 #53
... Kali Aug 2015 #84
I knew something was wrong.nt bravenak Aug 2015 #99
So it was a mix up! artislife Aug 2015 #92
Message auto-removed Name removed Aug 2015 #115
WTF? beam me up scottie Aug 2015 #36
Right?!? Who is that ONE GUY who is ALWAYS on the jury?!? bravenak Aug 2015 #37
It's one of those words that's okay if we refer to it but a no no for them. beam me up scottie Aug 2015 #41
Yeah. We own those things. Ours!nt bravenak Aug 2015 #43
OEM beam me up scottie Aug 2015 #54
Sho nuff! bravenak Aug 2015 #55
it would seem to be an accident Kali Aug 2015 #85
Thanks! beam me up scottie Aug 2015 #86
Best laugh I've had all week. Live and Learn Aug 2015 #88
I thought someone started drinking a little early... beam me up scottie Aug 2015 #90
I was on the jury Kali Aug 2015 #89
At least we didn't start a campaign to get him thrown off DU. beam me up scottie Aug 2015 #91
... Kali Aug 2015 #83
I saw it SwampG8r Aug 2015 #93
Lol! I had NEVER seen him act like that. bravenak Aug 2015 #100
Geez. WHERE have I heard that before? "We should be encouraging people to work." Enthusiast Aug 2015 #119
Ah, if only the two of them could discuss this issue face-to-face in a public meeting, winter is coming Aug 2015 #10
what an original idea!! questionseverything Aug 2015 #13
It doesn't matter...there's research. nt artislife Aug 2015 #24
Have the debates been cancelled? NanceGreggs Aug 2015 #29
Oh, you think they'll actually have a chance to rebut each other. That's cute. n/t winter is coming Aug 2015 #30
So you think the debates ... NanceGreggs Aug 2015 #35
No; I think the DNC should relinquish its unprecedented stranglehold on the process. n/t winter is coming Aug 2015 #38
What's your problem with the way the debates are run? NanceGreggs Aug 2015 #44
There's no need for the exclusivity rule. winter is coming Aug 2015 #49
Draconian? Hardly. NanceGreggs Aug 2015 #58
Pretty simplistic, you mean. winter is coming Aug 2015 #61
Ah, there it is ... NanceGreggs Aug 2015 #65
Conspiracy? It doesn't take a rocket scientist to see that the frontrunner benefits winter is coming Aug 2015 #67
So why did they have so many more debates in 2007? eridani Aug 2015 #105
I would imagine ... NanceGreggs Aug 2015 #106
Keeping the Democratic brand in front of voters is all of a sudden bad? eridani Aug 2015 #107
Okey, dokey then. NanceGreggs Aug 2015 #108
You just keep on with your ever-shrinking universe of voters eridani Aug 2015 #109
Yeah, well, you just do that ... NanceGreggs Aug 2015 #110
So, Hillary can't do nearly as many debates as she did in 2008? John Poet Aug 2015 #138
Who said Hillary "can't do as many debates"? NanceGreggs Aug 2015 #147
How is the debate format Hillary Clinton's fault? Arkana Aug 2015 #134
Who's announcing and sticking to these unprecedented restrictions? winter is coming Aug 2015 #146
But she's for women and children zentrum Aug 2015 #11
Yeah - sure Go Bernie 840high Aug 2015 #16
She cannot win. EEO Aug 2015 #12
a SLAM? passiveporcupine Aug 2015 #14
+1 LWolf Aug 2015 #20
Adverbs are like sucker punches! nt artislife Aug 2015 #25
You're right, of course. Bernie doesn't "slam" anyone. senz Aug 2015 #101
DLC/ThirdWay/NewDemocrat centrists - seriously bad company. nt Zorra Aug 2015 #15
Headline writers need to get a grip. That's not a slam. nt cyberswede Aug 2015 #18
If there is anyone to go after it's Wall Street and the 1% who are avoiding paying taxes. YOHABLO Aug 2015 #26
Damned Skippy Isolato Aug 2015 #27
And then, of course, the "Workfare" parents were criticized, demonized even, Dark n Stormy Knight Aug 2015 #46
Not a slam. It is the truth. Period. bravenak Aug 2015 #28
They just think everyone should be able to do well just by breathing artislife Aug 2015 #39
I agree. bravenak Aug 2015 #40
Your people and mine...riding the bus artislife Aug 2015 #45
Yep. I know the route. bravenak Aug 2015 #47
Here in Seattle artislife Aug 2015 #48
God! I know that life! bravenak Aug 2015 #50
Again I will harp on empathy! SusanCalvin Aug 2015 #56
For real. bravenak Aug 2015 #59
"They can't even imagine how complicated things are for the truly poor." SusanCalvin Aug 2015 #60
It was set up this way on purpose. bravenak Aug 2015 #62
I completely agree. Sadly. nt SusanCalvin Aug 2015 #64
I had a boss artislife Aug 2015 #66
I need to see that show you saw. Or article. bravenak Aug 2015 #70
"The less money they pay you the more demeaning they try to make your life." SusanCalvin Aug 2015 #75
I'm just catching up with it now and agree with you that this conversation senz Aug 2015 #130
Post 77 artislife Aug 2015 #78
Me too. SusanCalvin Aug 2015 #74
This is the closest thing I could find artislife Aug 2015 #77
Includes some unfortunate "white" people, too. senz Aug 2015 #132
and buses cost money questionseverything Aug 2015 #131
I couldn't agree more. historylovr Aug 2015 #94
I hope this comes up in the debates. bravenak Aug 2015 #102
BOOM!!!! n/t udbcrzy2 Aug 2015 #31
BOOM then pfffft. Its all Hillary's Fault!! misterhighwasted Aug 2015 #52
He never said he would not talk about her action regarding the issues. That is not attacking. jwirr Aug 2015 #69
If we cannot talk issues why don't we just have the coronation now. DJ13 Aug 2015 #76
He will attack her on issues. SusanCalvin Aug 2015 #79
Personality before issues, yet again eridani Aug 2015 #104
From personal experience with Bill's welfare reform - the biggest problem was that there were jwirr Aug 2015 #68
There you go. SusanCalvin Aug 2015 #80
That must have been incredibly hard. senz Aug 2015 #97
And that is even more true today when we have so few good jobs. When you are not hired if you jwirr Aug 2015 #113
Well said, jwirr. senz Aug 2015 #125
Huge +1! Enthusiast Aug 2015 #121
I'll give Bernie credit for "slamming" Hillary with an issue that'll oasis Aug 2015 #87
Bernie's "slam" was heartfelt, civil, and polite. Which is Bernie. senz Aug 2015 #95
Should have said that the location is beautiful San Diego. senz Aug 2015 #96
Thanks for bringing us an "anti-Illuminati" libertarian conspiracy author into it... Bongo Prophet Aug 2015 #123
Hey. I had never heard of Mark Dice. The video was an eye-opener for me. senz Aug 2015 #124
Sorry if it came out too harsh, senz. Bongo Prophet Aug 2015 #126
Wow. Apologies are rare online. I'm impressed. senz Aug 2015 #135
..... diabeticman Aug 2015 #152
Have heard we don't have high school civics classes anymore. senz Aug 2015 #153
Thank you. My rant was not as good as my wife's who mention the wiping out of civics class as well diabeticman Aug 2015 #154
As anticipated, the hillarians post right wing talking points Doctor_J Aug 2015 #111
RW? Poverty? It was the rw her and Bill were dancing to when they passed welfare reform. jwirr Aug 2015 #114
Nauseating. John Poet Aug 2015 #140
I kick and recommend with reservations. I don't think Bernie exactly "slammed" Hillary. Enthusiast Aug 2015 #118
blah blah blah... a record of many successes, vs a record of failed positions. Amimnoch Aug 2015 #120
Where's the "SLAM"? navarth Aug 2015 #122
Have a nice day :) BlueStateLib Aug 2015 #141
Clinton was probably the most intelligent president of my lifetime emsimon33 Aug 2015 #145
This is why I don't support Hillary daredtowork Aug 2015 #158
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