HB23 requires a work plan agreement for temporary cash assistance and brought public assistance policy in line with federal Trump-era reforms.
The Florida State Senate passed SB23 on May 5, 2017 by a vote of 37 to 0. We have assigned pluses to the yeas because, though this reform of unconstitutional entitlement programs is extremely modest, it represents a worthy effort toward shrinking, and hopefully, in time, dismantling cash assistance programs. Wealth redistribution runs counter to the Framers’ vision for our republic. Entitlement programs are financial crutches that often prevent individuals from pursuing growth and contributing to the economy. Charity has a place in a moral nation, but as a voluntary, rather than government-administered system.