2016 Postmortem
In reply to the discussion: Bernie Sanders Slams Clinton for Having Supported Slashing of America's Safety Net [View all]bread_and_roses
(6,335 posts)It does, however, make you an exploited person - but that is why some of us fight to raise everyone's wages.
Look, I understand that training sounds good - and goddess knows, I am not against providing people training. But you are sadly mistaken in what you think the Welfare "Reform" bill did to support low-wage and poor people while in training. It is seriously - actually fatally - flawed by the limitations that were put on it.
I am not against providing people training. However, I am very much against forcing people into training that often amounts to nothing except free labor for our Corporate Overlords, or limits them to training for very low-wage jobs that will keep them in poverty or which denies them training for better jobs because it takes two years instead of six months ....
Not to mention people would be seriously undernourished if they relied solely on the available "food assistance" ...
I could go on on. I trust that you are a decent person, in a hard place yourself. You can take my word for it or go do the research yourself - we called it "Welfare Deform" for a reason.
Either way, peace and good wishes for better times for you, for all of us down here in the 99%
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