Welfare Reform Act of 2009

President Obama repeals the Clinton Welare Reform policy. It was, if the States reduced the welfare roles, they got to keep the surplus money (welfare-to-work program,etc)..now, its the old funding structure saying to the states that they will pay 80% of the costs of each new person the States add to their welfare rolls and no more time limit.

It seems this country has gone a long way to make people feel comfortable in their poverty. They are disadvantaged. They are uprooted. They are challenged. Call them anything but poor! Give them a food stamp debit card so they dont have to whip out the package of food stamps at the store and be embarrassed. I think they did this to minimized food stamp fraud, but everyone knows they just trade the debit card for cash now.

There no shame in being poor...it is a shame to be embarrassed of it, I think Benjamin Franklin said.
I hear though, a person is much more motivated when he/she is embarrassed or humiliated.
Is there any shame felt in the minds of those who do not even TRY to change their situation? The ones who are content to rest on their laurels while society provides for them?

And what of the welfare nation that will be built? Will they feel shame in voting against the person who brought them more bennies?