the nation of the wide array of indolent people who live their life off governmental funds, and produce a remainder of workers in need of jobs. It is obvious from the many statistics that welfare-to-work has been a success in decreasing the caseloads of welfare, and in adding to the surplus of funds for state and federal governments, that could be used for beneficial changes such as improvements in roadways. Therefore I think that this program should be adopted by all fifty states. Bibliography Berkowitz, Edward D. America’s Welfare State: From Roosevelt to Regan. The American Moment Series. Johns Hopkins University Press, 1991. Cloward, Richard A., ed. Regulating the Poor The Functions of the Public Welfare. London: Vintage Books, 1993. NCAP on the web. National Center for Political Analysis 17 Nov. 1999 http://www.ncpa.org/pi/welfare Pear, Robert. “10,000 Welfare Recipients Hired by Federal Agencies.” New York Times. March 1, 1999 Policy.com. 19 May 1997. The Policy News & Information Service. 15 Nov. 1999 http://www.policy.com/issuewk Pont, Pete du. “Uneven Welfare Revolution Results.” Washington Times. Jan 16, 1998 ...