By the way...what was Palin's stance (or McCains, for that matter) on Welfare reform?
http://www.ontheissues.org/Economic/John_McCain_Welfare_+_Poverty.htmRequire 40 hours work per week from welfare recipients
* McCain supports the following principles regarding healthcare: Welfare recipients should be required to spend at least 40 hours a week in a combination of work and training programs.
* Supports increased funding for child care programs.
* Supports housing assistance for low-income families.
Source: National Political Awareness Test (NPAT) Nov 7, 2004
Supports block grants, welfare-to-work, state control
* McCain supports the following principles regarding welfare issues:Support housing assistance for welfare recipients
* Provide homeless families with apartment vouchers they can use to supplement the cost of an apartment
* Continue to give states and local governments responsibility for welfare programs through block grants
* Maintain current welfare-to-work requirements in order for states to qualify for block grants
* Require that unwed teenage mothers live with a parent or guardian (if possible) and attend school to receive benefits
* Restore food stamp programs to
legal immigrants
* Transfer homeless housing programs to states through block grants
* Provide continued Medicaid benefits for those welfare recipients who have moved from welfare to work
* Provide federal assistance to low-income job applicants for transportation to jobs at some distance.
