living there, and they required $900.00 to live every month, and the family could only earn up to $500.00 a month, welfare would give the family the $400.00 benefit. If the family had no income, welfare gave the full $900.00 a month to that family (Is Workfare Working, 1).
             This welfare system, where individuals could earn free money, provided no incentive to work, or to work more then they already did. The households that received welfare benefits lost $1.00 in welfare money to each additional dollar earned individually. Therefore, most people chose not to work, because welfare would give the amount of money needed to live on (Is Workfare Working, 1).
             Not long after the Welfare system was introduced, in 1967 there were changes. Recipients of welfare could keep the first $30.00 that they earned each month and not lose on any welfare benefits. The benefits would be reduced by $2.00 for every $3.00 that they earned, which in other words means they really earned $1.00 above and beyond their welfare check.
             In 1981, more changes were made to the system, which included the idea of Workfare. Workfare requires people to work in exchange for their welfare benefits. If they did not work, there was not a check from welfare in the mail. If one chose not to work, they had to do some type of training, such as studying for higher education which is also called Learn Fair, or actual training for a job (Is Workfare Working, 2). The types of jobs most people on the workfare program were jobs such as cleaning streets, cleaning parks, cleaning hospitals, or any such work. If they fail to either work or participate in an activity, they are taken out of the system and will not receive any benifits (Slave Labor, 2).
             The Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunities Reconciliation Act was a bill signed in 1996 by former United States President Bill Clinton. This bill stated that every state and individual participates in certain requi...