Which Is the Most Accurate Statement

question 156

Multiple Choice

Which is the most accurate statement?

• A)Workfare has been a great success in moving millions of people off the welfare rolls into minimum wage jobs.
• B)Most people on welfare are now limited to receiving benefits for no more than 5 years during their entire adult lives.
• C)The Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Act of 1996 provides jobs or training for every adult who desires to leave welfare.
• D)Until the passage of welfare legislation in 1996,the welfare rolls had been rising for the previous 6 years.

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