Welfare Reform
Strengthening Families, Protecting Life and Promoting Health > Assisting Families to Self Sufficiency > Welfare Reform
Texas should continue to reduce the number of welfare recipients by enacting tough welfare reforms; denying benefits to illegal aliens, and; and encouraging partnerships with faith based institutions, community and business organizations to assist individuals in need. The current system encouragescauses dependency on government and robs individuals and generations of healthyby discouraging motivation and self respect. Welfare reforms should require recipients to work, learn, train, and remain substance abusedrug free in exchange for. Welfare benefits not exceedingshould be limited to two years. Welfare cards should be confined to food and vital essentials, not cigarettes, lottery purchases, or alcohol or drugs of any kind. Prisoners should be removed from welfare rolls.
It is already illegal to use welfare funds for "cigarettes, lottery purchases, or alcohol or drugs of any kind." Prisoners do not get welfare.
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