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Forms of welfare include the ADFC, WIC, and Medicare. American welfare programs began to help the elderly soon after the revolutionary war American war-based pension programs dates back all the way to 1862. The Social Security Act was passed under Franklin Delanor Roosevelt, which led America out of the Great Depression. The Personal Responsibility and Work Occupation Act allows federal money to go to the states in order to help the poor.

"US Welfare System - Help for US Citizens." //US Welfare System - Help for US Citizens//. N.p., n.d. Web. 25 Oct. 2011. 

The AFDC allowed government to give money to families with underprivileged children. Some women are having more children just to get more money. 70% of women in the program get jobs after two years, work for five years, and then go back to welfare. The Republican Party is trying hard to restrict poor women from having illegitimate children. Sex education is being used to reduce the number of teen families who receive welfare. On Valentine's day, 1995, a national day against poverty was created.

Abramovitz, Mimi. "Welfare Reform Should Not Punish Women for Having Children." //Welfare//. Ed. Charles P. Cozic. San Diego: Greenhaven Press, 1997. Opposing Viewpoints. //Opposing Viewpoints In Context//. Web. 26 Oct. 2011.

'Wellfare to Work" factually lowered the poverty levels of children across the U.S (measured by the Census Bureau). "Welfare to Work" required all welfare recipients to be active in finding work and taking up other responsibilities. Before 1996, there were no restrictions on welfare for women in poverty who had children. Food stamps and tax benefits are some forms of government aid that welfare recipients get. Over the decade of the 1980's, 20,000,000 new jobs were created. Most new jobs created in the 1990's were low-salary, factory jobs.

Haskins, Ron. "Work Requirements and Government Subsidies Will Reduce Poverty." //Brookings Review// (Summer 2001). Rpt. in //Welfare//. Ed. James Haley. San Diego: Greenhaven Press, 2003. Opposing Viewpoints. //Opposing Viewpoints In Context//. Web. 26 Oct. 2011.

Government budget reductions are hurting minorities. Black or Latino people are more likely to rely Medicare than white people. White people often receive better care than people of other ethnicities. Candidates for government positions have specifically begun to target ethnic people because they can provide such a high vote. Republicans are trying to make Medicare state-operated under grants from the federal government.

Sanger-Katz, Margot. "Medicaid and the Race Against Poverty." //National Journal// (2011). //Opposing Viewpoints In Context//. Web. 27 Oct. 2011.

Welfare was designed to transition people from unemployment to employment. Many immigrants are not eligible for welfare. A higher household income statistically improves the health of a child's development. Children who have siblings (whose parents live on welfare) tend to have more unhealthy development than those without. WWII brought America out of the Great Depression. The majority of people who participate in the welfare program tend to go back to it alternatively for their whole lives. The number of working class people who receive welfare is increasing. The money received from welfare depends on the size of the family that receives it, along with how many children belong to the family.

SHIFFMAN, CATHERINE DUNN, PEARL SIMS, and BILL THARP. "Welfare Reform." //Encyclopedia of Education//. Ed. James W. Guthrie. 2nd ed. Vol. 7. New York: Macmillan Reference USA, 2002. 2673-2679. //Opposing Viewpoints In Context//. Web. 27 Oct. 2011.

The Great Depression was a sharp economic decline lasting from 1929 to 1933. It caused economic instability which forced large companies to move their business overseas. Almost every citizen carried a large debt. Many countries became reliant on the U.S. for loans and economic stability. At one point, the U.S. dollar became debatably an international currency, like the euro. The "Gold Standard" came into being literally by converting money to its worth in gold.

Fearon, Peter. "Great Depression of the 1930s." //History of World Trade Since 1450//. Ed. John J. McCusker. Vol. 1. Detroit: Macmillan Reference USA, 2006. 332-336. //Gale Virtual Reference Library//. Web. 27 Oct. 2011.

Random drug tests have been proposed as a way to restrict where public money goes. The drug testing proposition proved no decrease in the number of people who receive welfare. Unreasonable search and seizure is in question when certain people have been singled out for the testing, including people who have refused work or gone through legal issues because of drugs. This process has too many holes, so it would be ineffective, since the welfare recipient only has to check 'no' on his application form. There is controversy over the legality of a citizen putting 'no' on the application, fully knowing that they are on drugs. Eliminating the system's abusers supposedly will save the honest people a lot of money in the long run.

"Proposal to drug-test welfare recipients in Arizona faces financial, constitutional hurdles." //Arizona Capitol Times// 16 Sept. 2011. //Infotrac Newsstand//. Web. 27 Oct. 2011.

The total number of welfare recipients was steadily dropping at the beginning of the millennium. One reason is because the restrictions on disability have changed. Another reason is that the health restrictions have also been changed. It is reasonably argued that increasing economic growth may have also brought many people out of welfare. Most research information we have today is drawn from the government's 1996 welfare programs.

**//[|Encyclopedia of Education].//** Ed. James W. Guthrie. Vol. 7. 2nd ed. New York: Macmillan Reference USA, 2002. p2673-2679. From //Opposing Viewpoints In Context//.

England has led the world into social reform since 1598, by creating laws to help the poor, which were not very popular amongst the people, since it discriminated against people with disabilities and tests to apply. World War II allowed welfare legislation to apply in England by making the nation all want it, because at the time, many people were becoming poor. The original welfare program provided by England included "Social Security, healthcare, housing, education, and welfare of children." The local governments lost their power during WWII and welfare became a national matter. Local governments have progressively lost power over the past 50 years, allowing more power and funding to be funneled into government programs, like the welfare system and the military program.

"Social Policy in the United Kingdom." //Robert Gordon University//. N.p., n.d. Web. 31 Oct. 2011. .

Medicare is being threatened by both Republicans and Democrats, as both parties are beginning to realize the amount of money that could be saved-just under 1.2 trillion dollars, over the next ten years. Medicare covered nursing homes, medical costs, and even better insurance than what the average working American could afford. Medicare funds have gone to teaching hospitals, expansions on existing hospitals, and even occupations in the health care industry. Medicaid was introduced as a way to incorporate the idea of medicare in the system in a way that more people could access it's benefits. It is false that most seniors have paid for their own coverage over the course of their working years, and they are also the most satisfied demographic of the entire population that supports medicaid, medicare, and other government-run programs. New plans like the Ryan Plan have become dominant in popularity, suggesting that in the next 50 years, America's elderly health care will turn away from government institutions to private ones, while other people are vouching to raise the eligibility age by two years.

Starr, Paul. "The Medicare bind: Democrats should defend Medicare. But if they want to accomplish much else, they will have to change it." //The American Prospect// 22.9 (2011): 24+. //Student Resources in Context//. Web. 31 Oct. 2011.

You must be 65 years or older to be eligible. Hospital, medical, and drug coverage is available. Prescription drugs must be approved by medicare. Premium-free coverage Part A is when a person pays for coverage over their working years. Some people have to spend their own money to cover part A. Most people have to pay a Part B premium. Some medicare coverage is actually run by private companies that have been approved and offer advantage plans.

"Medicare Basics." //Medicare.gov – the Official U.S. Government Site for Medicare//. N.p., n.d. Web. 16 Nov. 2011. .

Medicaid is government-funded medical coverage to people with little or no income. Even children of illegal immigrants can get coverage. Assets and resources will also determine eligibility. The conditions are flexible, in that you do not have to live a certain life in a certain place.

"Medicaid-General Info." //CMS//. U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, n.d. Web. 16 Nov. 2011. .

Welfare for veterans helps assist veterans transfer from their duty to regular daily life without worrying about money. Veterans now are able to 'not be alone' while being alone. War disablement pensions were developed as a way to give back, especially to disabled veterans. Relatives of people who have died in service can also receive pensions. Money goes into accounts through a JPA (Joint Personnell Administration System).

"Veterans Welfare Service." //Veterans-UK//. Service Personell and Veterans' Agency, n.d. Web. 16 Nov. 2011. .