You fail to remember that
the largest cuts to "Great Society" programs occurred under President Clinton (workfare, reduced benefits, eligibility limit drops, etc.). The Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act promised to “end welfare as we know it.” It included major cuts in the food stamps program and denied benefits to undocumented immigrants. The bill set work requirements for most welfare recipients and limited the length of time that they could receive assistance, making it a substantial change to the welfare system. Clinton placed considerable emphasis on personal “responsibility” and in particular, the idea that welfare mothers needed to learn “responsibility.”
Let's look at some of Clinton's statements:
In May 1991, Clinton said “opportunity for all is not enough… For if we give opportunity without insisting on responsibility, much of the money can be wasted and the country’s strength can still be sapped. So we favor responsibility for all. That’s the idea behind national service. It’s the idea behind welfare reform.”
In June of 1996, Clinton said “First and foremost, community programs must stress abstinence and personal responsibility. A program cannot be successful unless it gives our children the moral leadership they need to say no to the wrong choices and yes to the right ones.”
In the Summer of 1996, Clinton said “A long time ago… I concluded that the current welfare system undermines the basic values of work, responsibility and family, trapping generation after generation in dependency and hurting the very people it was designed to help.”
Liberals fail to recognize this while prattling on about the evil conservatives. So much for America's first "black" president - as they called him.
https://mediamousearchive.wordpress.com/2007/06/11/bill-clinton-an/
