I meant welfare to mean cash payments to the poor as provided for in the Welfare Reform act of 1996. [1] You brought up a good point to differentiate this from

I meant welfare to mean cash payments to the poor as provided for in the Welfare Reform act of 1996. [1] You brought up a good point to differentiate this from food stamps and unemployment. [1] http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Welfare_Reform_Act_of_1996 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Welfare_Reform_Act_of_1996