Sadly Mooretel, welfare isn't the problem. Workfare has already been tried and it's failing. The jobs you get pushed into are junk wages (not enough to live on).
I have worked a lot of jobs, and being in the office is torture to me (sign me up for pulling cable any day!) But hey, take an unemployed computer tech, give them a shovel, and tell them that you'll pay them a living wage to dig ditches. You should see some results...especially here in Michigan!
