1994-1995 Harry Singer Foundation National Essay Contest

Alternatives: Proposals For Local Governments Struggling With Limited Resources
Teacher: Susan Long

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Niantic High School, Niantic, Illinois

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"First of all we need to find out what unneeded services are being funded. If the community does not want these services why waste the money?"
Alicia Dothager, Niantic-Harristown High School, Niantic, Illinois

"Due to the new legislation which will eliminate welfare within three years and the opinions of the people who were interviewed, we believe that it is necessary to train welfare recipients in job skills. This essay will prove that both welfare recipients and jailed individuals would benefit from a job skills program. By being trained in necessary job skills, it would be possible for these individuals to assume jobs previously done by volunteers. Although this program might increase government spending at the beginning, in the long range, it would reduce cost to government. When a person is removed from the welfare rolls, or is released from jail, never to return, this reduces expenses. A person who is earning a salary would return part of the salary to the government in the form of taxes.
" Laura Vaught, Niantic-Harristown High School, Niantic, Illinois "                                       

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