Welfare state growing despite overhauls
By STEPHEN OHLEMACHER, Associated Press Writer
“If the goal of welfare reform was to get people off the welfare rolls, bravo,” said Vivyan Adair, a former welfare recipient who is now an assistant professor of women’s studies at Hamilton College in upstate New York. “If the goal was to reduce poverty and give people economic and job stability, it was not a success.” moreÂ
