On Fri, 02 Sep 2011 07:28:14 -0400, Nancy Young <email@replyto> wrote:

>On 9/2/2011 4:10 AM, Meghan Noecker wrote:
>
>> The welfare system actually holds people down even though it is
>> intended to be a helping hand. I wish it were more of a hand up
>> instead of a hand out. Help people with eductaion, job training,
>> cooking classes, finance classes, etc, And have limits so that people
>> know they really must get off the system. And once they were free of
>> the system, they could really be proud of themselves.
>
>They imposed time limits on welfare eligibility in the 90s in NJ.
>You have a 5 year lifetime cap. When it was put into effect, there
>were job training programs to help people get back into the work
>force, which is ongoing.
>


There are supposed to be limits here too, but there must be things
that reset the time. I see a lot of people who have been on it for 10
plus years. Doesn't seem like there is a limit.