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From: js2j@mhuxt.UUCP (sonntag)
Newsgroups: net.politics
Subject: Re: Welfare
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Date: Wed, 26-Mar-86 16:39:27 EST
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Posted: Wed Mar 26 16:39:27 1986
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> >      I don't feel Welfare should be done away but it needs to be totally
> > overhauled.  ..........
> >
> >      1) Place the whole of welfare under one organization.
>>           Right now different programs are handeled by seperate organizations
> >         and departments.  This causes redundency and an easy way to work
> >         around the system to abuse.
> 
>       This would imply a single federal agency.  The standards should
>       perhaps depend on the level of prices of different areas (for the
>       same money you are very poor in New York and quite comfortable in
>       Albuquerque, as I was told).

     This would eliminate any incentive for people to move to areas with
lower prices.  No real problem if you have unlimited funds for welfare, I
guess.
-- 
Jeff Sonntag
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