As described in the text on p.94-295, other countries have very different perceptions of
the character of people on assistance. Due to the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families a
ct, at least 1.5 million people have left the welfare roles in the U.S. There is considerable
debate as to whether or not they are better off in low income, subsistence level job, with
limited health care benefits or child care availability. You can read about a four year
study of families and children in Boston, Chicago, and San Antonio conducted by researchers
at Johns Hopkins University at this URL:
http://www.jhu.edu/~welfare/
This is the Children's Defense Fund: http://www.childrensdefense.org/
and other information is available at: http://www.welfarewatch.org/
and http://wtw.doleta.gov/ .
