Word: thompson
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Welfare reform efforts in the state of Wisconsin have met with remarkable success in moving welfare recipients to work, Wisconsin Gov. Tommy G. Thompson told an audience of nearly 125 at an Institute of Politics speech at the Arco Forum last night...
...Thompson, a Republican, described to audience members his now-famous "Wisconsin Works" welfare reform program (W-2), which was first implemented earlier this year...
...Thompson's programs have sought to encourage welfare recipients, in particular welfare mothers, to work...
...this end, Thompson ended the welfare entitlement system and replaced it with one that spends significant amounts of money every year equipping welfare mothers with the resources to seek employment...
...Since Thompson's reforms were implemented, the number of people on welfare in Wisconsin has decreased by 92 percent while the unemployment rate has fallen to 2.8 percent, the lowest rate in 30 years...