The website below lists statistics of the detrimental effects of removing these programs, even from just certain groups of people:
http://www.nhchc.org/Publications/ssi.html
The following website outlines some of the development of these programs and what the founders of these programs directed as to what would need to be done to keep these programs in check and remain cost effective while ensuring the constitutional rights of American citizens by providing them:
http://www.ssa.gov/history/corningchap4.html
The following link shows abuse of the disability system by a member of Congress no less! This is part of the problem!
This site talks about the history of Welfare.
http://www.welfareinfo.org/history/
A website with ideas about fixing the Welfare system with other valuable resources:
http://www.associatedcontent.com/article/219856/why_the_current_welfare_system_doesnt.html?cat=9
An article explaining why we need to keep the Welfare system:
http://colorlines.com/archives/2009/02/its_time_to_rethink_our_welfar.html
A political website that talks about lots of current political issues, the Government debt crisis, Social Security, Medicare/Medicaid, Healthcare, Welfare:
The American Job Act, creating jobs for Americans:
http://www.americanjobsact.com/
