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Welfare-Education Program Merits Debated

One group of welfare recipients worked at least 20 hours a week and agreed to take classes at the local community college. Other recipients weren't offered the same educational opportunity; they had to keep their focus on the job.

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Illegal Alien Amnesty Bill Bloats Welfare by Robert Rector

Source: humaneventsonline.com

Congress is in the midst of the most dramatic overhaul of our nation’s immigration laws in 80 years. So why is hardly anyone asking the basic question: How might this affect government costs?

India leads in underweight children

Source: economictimes.indiatimes.com

Sub-Saharan Africa is commonly viewed as the most troubled area in terms of development, but The World Bank’s report "Undernourished Children: A call for Reform and Action" reveals that India is home to 60 million underweight children, nearly double the figure for Sub-Saharan Af

Report: The best and worst nations for mothers and children

Source: gulf-daily-news.com

BAHRAIN is the best country in the Middle East for a mother and a child to live, according to an index compiled by a US-based global humanitarian organisation. Bahrain came 39th best country out of 125 surveyed in the Save the Children's Mother's Index 200.

Townhall.com :: Columns :: Immigration and the welfare state by Mike Franc - May 12, 2006

Source: townhall.com

The leading congressional plan to resolve the impasse over illegal immigration, introduced by Sens.

So Only the Rich Should be Taxed?

So it seems that with the recent hoopla surrounding the awful conspiracy to repeal the estate tax, there has been a great discussion surrounding the morality of the issue.

Welfare to kids of illegals at $276 million

Source: dailynews.com

Los Angeles County Supervisor Michael D. Antonovich said Tuesday that he will tell Congress that close to 100,000 children of illegal immigrants in the county collect $276 million in annual welfare benefits.

Government photo-ID card for all Australians

Source: The Australian Newspaper

The Howard government is signalling that it will bring in a single photo-ID smartcard for all government welfare and Medicare transactions, despite costs estimated at more than US$700 million.

Bettering the lives of Australian Aboriginals through land reform

Source: csmonitor.com

It may be bettering their economic lives, but could this be the last vestige of their historical and spiritual ties to the land? How will that affect their culture?

City Welfare Cases At Lowest Point In 42 Years

Source: NY 1

A new Golden Era for New York? Or are the poor just being forced out? "The city says the number of welfare cases is at its lowest point since 1964" I personally lost all hopes of living in Manhattan anytime soon because I'm not in the financial industry.

The economics of meanness

I wonder whether economic rationalism, as the Washington Consensus is called in Australia, is actually rational or if it is simply mean. Years ago, in my only brush with the law, I had to appear in the small claims tribunal as a witness.

Chinese orphan: 'We need to expose the bad things'

Source: chinadevelopmentbrief.com

Fu Shengjun grew up in a state orphanage in Hefei, the capital of Anhui Province. He has since travelled to Wales and Denmark as a representative of disabled people in China.

The Plan: $10,000 yearly to each American and scrap the Welfare State

Charles Murray, scholar at the American Enterprise Institute, and co-author of the notorious "The Bell Curve," has just published a book called, "In Our Hands: A Plan to Replace the Welfare State." He summarizes The Plan, as he refers to it, in a featured article in the Wall Stree

A Plan to Replace the Welfare State

Source: opinionjournal.com

"$10,000 annual grant to all American citizens who are not incarcerated, beginning at age 21, of which $3,000 a year must be used for health care. Everyone gets a monthly check, deposited electronically to a bank account."

Enough of the D.C. Dems

Source: The Progressive

Molly Ivins, national treasure.

Those Unwilling to Work May Be Unwelcome in New Orleans

Source: nola.com

In surprisingly blunt language Monday, three New Orleans City Council members said displaced public housing residents who are unwilling to work are unwelcome to return.

Governor of Illinois Gives Big Contract to Big Donor

Source: chicagotribune.com

Governor Blagojevich not only is socking it to Illinois taxpayers by signing into law the All Kids plan (think universal health care for kids) but doing it while giving out contracts to his political friends. He sure cleaned up politics in Illinois!

A Rebuttal to the America that John Edwards Believes In

In a column written for tompaine.com, John Edwards talks about "The America We Believe In". His America is definitely not the America I believe in.

We Should Negotiate With Terrorists

It is time to make an aggressive cultural move, and co-operate with Hamas as closely as possible.

Senate Votes to End Debate on Alito Nomination

Source: Truthout

get your private surgical procedures soon

Haemorrhoid cream for cane toads

Source: news.com.au

"It is irresponsible and cruel to bash cane toads with implements like golf sticks or cricket bats," Mr Wilkinson said.

An end to polarisation?

Source: politics.guardian.co.uk

David Cameron writes: "In every community there are fantastic social entrepreneurs and volunteers who have found solutions to these problems.