Comments for RE: Boustany trumpets ‘welfare queen’ narrative at http://www.theind.com , comment 1 to 1 out of 1 comments http://www.theind.com Tue, 21 May 2013 21:42:29 +0100 FeedCreator 1.7.3 http://www.theind.com/news/indreporter/11404-re-boustany-trumpets-welfare-queen-narrative#comment-27228 'In July 2012, the Department of Health and Human Services released a memo notifying states that they are able to apply for a waiver for the work requirements of the TANF (Temporary Assistance for Needy Families) program, but only if states were also able to find credible ways to increase employment by 20%.' Are the states currently NOT trying to find credible ways to increase employment? 'The waiver would allow states to provide assistance without having to enforce the work component of the program, which currently states that 50 percent of a state's TANF caseload must meet work requirements.' How does this help? as opposed to 100% caseload must meet work requirements? 'The Obama administration stated that the change was made in order to allow more flexibility in how individual states operate their welfare programs.' Bullshit! Obama wants to be reelected! Guess he's gotta do what he's gotta do! 'According to Peter Edelman, the director of the Georgetown Center on Poverty, Inequality and Public Policy, the waivers would reduce restrictions that increase the difficulty for states in helping TANF applicants find jobs.' Bullshit! Peter Edelman has long been opposed to the 1996 Welform Reform Act signed by Bill Clinton. It's probably been eating at him for the last 16 years, when you consider he resigned from the Department of Health & Human Services back then in order to protest the law! I don't think Boustany's off the mark at all! I think the supposed fact checkers need to be fact checked themselves. - Dudley E. LaBauve, III Thu, 13 Sep 2012 10:57:07 +0100