Privatize the Welfare State

This article was published about 5 years ago during the boom years of Bush. Nothing much has changed except the dollars--there would be more now even though nearly $13 billion was being spent for Administration for Children and Families alone, the HHS agency highlighted in the opening paragraph. Before Obama's big spending, there was Bush.

Even though Head Start has never in 40+ years shown any lasting improvement in gains in math or motivation to learn among low income and deprived children.

Even though states and municipalities pile more billions on top of the federal dollars.

Even though non-profits and private foundations also fund or support similar welfare type programs that are failing with federal tax dollars.

But if there is hope, if there are models of success and change, you'll find them in the private sector.

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However, in 2010, Mrs. Obama's Let's Move program through ACF is going to finance grocery stores close to where poor people live. Nice idea, however, if those stores were viable, don't you think Kroger or Marc's would be there in a minute? American businessmen aren't stupid. And if a Wal-Mart tries to move in, you can expect violent protests from the greenies.

My plan of providing van service to near by supermarkets is much cheaper and more effective.