"No one likes the current welfare system." As described in a report edited by Isabel V. Sawhill, an author of The Urban Institute, not many individuals were pleased with the welfare system preceding its reform in 1996. Governors complained that federal law was overly prescriptive, and were willing to take less federal money in return for more flexibility. The public believed welfare to be an "anti-work" and "anti-family" program. Welfare recipients found dealing with the system …showed first 75 words of 850 total…

…showed last 75 words of 850 total…as food stamp cuts, would be beneficial to both sides of the issue. Not only would individuals be encouraged to work, but those who are truly in financial need would be sufficiently supported. Bibliography The Urban Institute. 4 January 2000. *http://www.urban.org/welfare/overview.htm* The Urban Institute- Potential effects of Congressional Welfare Reform. 4 January 2000. *http://www.urban.org/welfare/PEC72696.htm#intro* Graph Taken From: U.S. Census Bureau. 4 January 2000. *http://www.census.gov*