Welfare Wave Drowning NYC

New York City residents receiving welfare rose to 339,936 in October 2008 according to the city’s Human Resources Administration. That's a lot of people collecting money from the city without working for it. Looking around here, we need quite a bit of work done. Workfare sound like a reasonable idea, no?

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Welfare Roll Reversal

Less people in New York City collect welfare than in the past 45 years. The current welfare caseload is 341,329. That’s a 26.2% drop since Mayor Bloomberg first took office. Under Mayor Giuliani’s policy of tightening standards and eliminating fraud, the caseload dropped from 1,160,593 to 462,595. Both mayors have done a great job with this system. All city residents should indeed be grateful. Now that the welfare number is more manageable, perhaps it’s time to institute a workfare system. Our neighbors who are truly indigent should never be denied. Yet, isn’t it reasonable to demand that those that are capable of work perform some service to benefit the community that benefits them?