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When the welfare system was reformed in 1996 policymakers abandoned the assumption that the government would provide income support instead of full-time work.

The program's goals were to help poor families, combat welfare system dependency by encouraging work and marriage, decrease nonmarital births, and promote the establishment and maintenance of two-parent families, according to the 1996 legislation.

While many liberals were concerned with guaranteeing benefits and sufficient income for needy families, even as they appreciated the emphasis on labor, conservatives sought to highlight the themes of work and family formation.

The conflict between these different objectives will persist during the reauthorization discussion. There will undoubtedly be a lot of discussion over the clauses that restrict benefits for low-income families, particularly the five-year time limit and punishments, even though the reinstatement of the pre-TANF right to cash benefits appears improbable.

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