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tals, and that our editor in question has jumped to some wrong conclusions. It is my opinion that a most conservative welfare program in this State is responsible for the small assistance rolls.
The Social Security Act of 1935 set up a legal framework within which the states had to operate. It “established certain broad requirements that the states had to meet in order to receive federal funds; states were left much liberty in developing their programs for the needy blind, the needy aged, and dependent children to the extent that they wished and that the people of the community or state would support. Of course, the programs varied greatly from state to state. What I am saying in i^ther large words is that assistance giants vary from one state to another, because of each state’s interpretation of what need is and the state’s ability, or willingness, to finance its program.
In Virginia only 95 out of eacji 1000 people get Old-Age Assistance. In North Carolina 280 out' of 1000 are helped; their average grant is $21.55. In Alabama 478 out of 1000 people are helped; their average grant is $22.61. In Florida the number is 367; the average grant is about $40.00. In the United States 232
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