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From: wetcw@pyuxa.UUCP (T C Wheeler)
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Subject: Re: Unemployment & the minimum wage
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Date: Mon, 23-Jul-84 08:28:58 EDT
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As far as getting people off welfare is concerned, we might start
with the welfare workers.  New York welfare workers are compensated
according to their case load.  That is, the more cases that they
handle, the more they are paid (above a certain number of clients
of course).  This is part of their contract with the bureau.  Thus,
there is NO incentive to get people off welfare.  In fact, in New
York, you can get your head in hot water for trying to bring down
the number of welfare clients as quite a few workers have found.
Retraining of welfare clients is a joke in New York.  There is a
new Pilot project dreamed up every 6 months.  If it works, it is
dumped and blamed on the current administration.  If it doesn't,
it is dumped and balmed on the current administration.  Welfare
in New York, at least, is a catch 22 proposition.  Thanks to the
union, there is no reason to cut the recipient load.  If you
want to help people, get the assinine mountain of freeloaders
off their backs and get a real program going.
T. C. Wheeler