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On the recordJune 10, 1994
it appears that the Clinton administration is getting ready to unveil its welfare reform plan in the next 2 weeks. It is about time. When President Clinton was still candidate Clinton, he promised to end welfare as we know it. Let us hope the administration's plans is as good as its rhetoric. How can we tell if the Clinton welfare reform plan is any good? Here are some guides: Will it get people off the Government dole and on to real jobs? Will it shrink the size of government? Will it encourage people to take responsibility for their own lives? Will it save the American taxpayers money? Unfortunately, it appears that this plan, like all of the President's proposals, will be looking for new taxes, for $9 billion in increased spending.
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JOHN LINDER
Georgia

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Discussing the upcoming welfare reform plan from the Clinton administration.

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