Political Stances on Welfare Rights
Politicians Who Oppose Welfare Rights
Chris Christie
“The governor said his actions (vetoing raise in monthly welfare benefits) “protected taxpayers” from the “irresponsible” spending by the Democrats who control the Legislature: “Unfortunately, the Legislature has continued its annual ritual of attempting to pass additional unbudgeted spending for selected interests.”
Donald Trump
“The welfare system still traps many recipients, especially children, inpoverty and is in need of further reform and modernization in order to increase self-sufficiency, well-being, and economic mobility.”
J.D. Vance
“Weve got to, frankly, stop spending so much on welfare benefits and start having a lot more workers who are paying into the system.”
Joe Biden
“Government subsidy is not the ultimate answer to the problems of the poor. We are all too familiar with the stories of welfare mothers driving luxury cars and leading lifestyles that mirror the rich and famous. Whether they are exaggerated or not, these stories underlie a broad social concern that the welfare system has broken downthat it only parcels out welfare checks and does nothing to help the poor find productive jobs. The culture of welfare must be replaced with the culture of work.”
Larry Elder
“Just as the welfare state changed the culture of out-of-wedlock births by incentivizing women to marry the government and men to abandon their financial and moral responsibility, free money and eviction moratoriums have changed the culture by reducing the stigma of not working #WeveGotACountryToSave.”
Marianne Williamson
“The horror in Gaza is not going to bring justice to those responsible for the horror in Israel on Oct. 7th. The blood of a child in Gaza does not avenge the blood of a child in Israel. Justice must be pursued for both and both equally. Netanyahus blind arrogance is in many ways responsible for the terrorist attack on Israel, and such quality of character is the last thing that should be driving her response to it now. For every Hamas terrorist they kill they will create ten more. The might of God is what will save Israel now, and the might of God lies not in the sword but in mercy and justice.”
Nikki Haley
“As governor, I Cut taxes Reined in wasteful spending Created jobs Moved 35,000 people from welfare to workThey started calling South Carolina the Beast of the Southeast which I still love. Lets take the South Carolina model national!”
Ron DeSantis
“We basically say this is a field of dreams, you can do well in this state, but were not going to be like California and have massive numbers of people on government programs without work requirements. We believe you work, and you gotta do that, and so that goes for all of the welfare benefits.”
Vivek Ramaswamy
“In 1996, Senator Joe Biden endorsed work requirements as a way to reduce welfare reliance. Now he refuses to do the same. Reveals how far our culture has evolved. Stop paying people to stay home, binge TV, smoke pot, & be depressed. Adopt work requirements for welfare & unlock GDP growth without apology. No vision, no prosperity.”