[Valigator]

What was probably the most broad and effective passage of a law was the original welfare act...in 1996 which by the way Clinton vetoed more than once...it was first instituted by then Govenor Tommy Thompson of Wisconsin...he restructured welfare in his state to a five year one time limitation..this bill was nationally passed in 1994..here are some numbers..welfare rolls peaked in 1993 at 14.2 million people..1996..rolls were down 12.3 million...1999 to 6.8 million..2001 down to 5.4 million...it has since decreased but I need to find those numbers...welfare has very strict requirements in this day and age unlike the past 40 years..no longer can they pump the kids out and get monthly checks, it was one of the healthest legislations that has ever been passed..Idaho has an almost non existant welfare roll..