Well I didn't say all, and I didn't say welfare programs get people back on their feet. I said it helps people get back on their feet.
Living in Michigan, almost all of my family became unemployed as a result of the factories closing down. Some took the assistance to get retraining and find another job, and some took maintaining the assistance as their new job or as a retirement package. Some just weren't able to get back into the job market no matter how they tried. I got out of my state's "No Worker Left Behind" retraining assistance just before the new governor shut down the incredibly successful program.
It's a combination of willingness to work and ability to work. Welfare programs can do no more than take basic survival off your "worries" list.
Living in Michigan, almost all of my family became unemployed as a result of the factories closing down. Some took the assistance to get retraining and find another job, and some took maintaining the assistance as their new job or as a retirement package. Some just weren't able to get back into the job market no matter how they tried. I got out of my state's "No Worker Left Behind" retraining assistance just before the new governor shut down the incredibly successful program.
It's a combination of willingness to work and ability to work. Welfare programs can do no more than take basic survival off your "worries" list.