People Quote by Ronald Reagan

We need to make sure that people are progressively better off in work than they would be on welfare.

— Grant Shapps

We need workfare over welfare.

— Jack Kingston

Welfare's purpose should be to eliminate, as far as possible, the need for its own existence.

— Ronald Reagan

“How the public felt about government aid to the poor seemed to depend on how the question was put. Both parties, and the media,…

— Howard Zinn

The real purpose of welfare is to get rid of poor people entirely. Everybody knows welfare has bad effects; that's the point.

— P. J. O'Rourke

We must have a welfare system that we can afford, which will mean giving greater attention to directing the welfare program toward its primary…

— Michael Portillo

I believe that investing in welfare is crucial - but I also believe that it only works if you're getting help to those who…

— Grant Shapps

We need welfare reform to get people back to work and provide proper support for those that can't.

— Liz Kendall

And I have a plan to do even better, to end welfare as we know it

— William J. Clinton

We can't keep measuring success by how much money are we throw at programs. We have to measure success as, 'Is it working?'

— Paul Ryan

This resounding cry of 'welfare to work' enrages me because something like 75% or 80% of people who are on government assistance are already working.

— Stephanie Land

we come to realize that other people's welfare is just as important as our own. In helping them, we help ourselves. In helping ourselves,…

— Pema Chodron