Government works best when its rules reward responsibility rather than dependency

by Newt Gingrich

Thirty years ago this summer, Congress passed the Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act. Welfare reform succeeded because it recognized a simple but powerful truth: public programs work best when they reward responsibility, accountability and innovation.


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