Schwarzenegger's plan would cut kids off welfare

[The Straight Story]

Schwarzenegger's plan would cut kids off welfare


Poverty experts say one in three California children on the state's welfare rolls could be cut under Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger's budget plan, which calls for restricting eligibility in the program designed to serve working-poor families.

And those who continue to receive grants would be hit as well: Despite soaring food prices and burgeoning unemployment, maximum monthly payments for a family of three would equal $43 less than what a similar-size family received in 1989.

As budget battles continue raging in Sacramento, parent protesters took to the Capitol steps last week, demanding resolutions for the state's $40 billion deficit that will not pummel the poor. But so far, deep cuts to the welfare-to-work program known as CalWORKS appear inevitable, even Democratic leaders agree.

"Arnold, he has children, so I think he should understand children have needs," said Sandra, a 39-year-old San Jose mother recently laid off after 10 years at a local school district. Citing the stigma of being on welfare for the first time, she declined to give her last name.

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[Deja Q]

1. Does Arnold give himself a pay raise like how other elected officials do?

He's not going to care.

[WhiteTara]

2. he sure loves to beat up the ones who can't

protest. It's always the children, the old and the infirm. He is such a repuke that he won't even consider returning the car tax (the elimination of this tax caused the budget deficit). I truly loathe this turd who came to us by way of Diebold and KKKarl Rove's friends.

[Donnachaidh]

3. Californians should be ASHAMED that they ever voted this pig into office.

So when is anyone going to start a RECALL movement against the Terminator?

[acmavm]

4. Ah-nold's election is something I will NEVER understand (there's a lot

of that anymore). Anyway, he was in cahoots with chimpy and cheney and ken lay in the scam that brought down Gov. Grey and sunk the California economy. But they elected him anyway. I mean, this his a man who was in on the original criminal acts that crippled the entire state and it was no secret.

Go figure.

[varelse]

5. This is going to hurt people - and I know some of those people

many of my co-workers would not be making ends meet without this kind of assistance. Is there no room elsewhere in the state's budget? We must cut off those most in need of help? Insanity. :(