I agree with the premise of the April 22 article “Our welfare system needs a serious reboot” by Danny Morrison, but were of the things he didn't mention was childcare needs and the fathers who helped make this situation for single mothers. A woman cannot work without childcare at all but the moms are the only ones expected to do something about it. And they’re expected to do it while bringing their children with them on the bus or walking everywhere they go.
I'm talking about the daddies of welfare-recipient mothers and children. They can go to school and work, a much easier life than that of moms with before-school-aged children. The burden is all the woman's once a child is here. Threatening to cut off welfare because of drug use is good, but Morrison’s suggestion seems like it might apply only to mothers. Daddy can still be a user and live off mom's welfare for years (and make more babies) because, for them, welfare is a safety net and absolves them of responsibility of working and child rearing.