Let's be honest: the left is sick of yet more reform. "Welfare" [generally Temporary Aid to Needy Families and food stamps] has been 'reformed' numerous times over the past 2 decade, partly by the Feds, mostly by the states.. Eligibility has tightened up, benefits cut, lifetime caps put in place, [all with no alternative in place for people, just "get a job"]. The poor have taken the hits again and again and again, because: they're politically powerless. And they can't afford attorneys, either. They've been beat up enough already, but the Republicans can always kick them one more time.
So, how many Fed & state initiatives have been aimed at finding the fraud committed by service providers, billed to the taxpayers? How much public notice does that get? How many rants on Facebook? How many memes?
Republicans forced spending cuts and 'sequesters' years ago, but they keep finding ways to fund the Defense Dept. They don't have the same enthusiasm for our infrastructure, or education, [except they do like vouchers, so kids can be sent to private schools, or homeschooled], or protecting consumers from the predatory greed of Wall Street. They can't even find money to raise the pay of the soldiers and vets they're always praising [many of whom are eligible for food stamps!], but they find money for new jets and techno toys galore.
They prove who really matters in the budgetary debate, time after time.
