For years, societies have preached the theory of individual responsibility as the right path for citizens to pursue. The value of a society is often based on the monetary network of individuals. Furthermore, in the United States it is the norm to focus on individual responsibility. However, every society is faced with the conflict of poverty which requires some kind of social welfare policy. Poverty is no stranger to the United States and thus has created programs such as welfare to assist the poor. The welfare system has evolved over the years, sometimes for the better and sometimes for the worse. In 1996, President Bill Clinton signed the Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act. This law changes the way welfare works. This article will examine welfare to work programs in the United States.I. Structural Components The goal of the Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act of 1996, also known as Welfare to work, was to end welfare. It also aimed to place limits on benefits and help improve child support collection. President Clinton has kept his promise at the Democratic National Convention to reform welfare and create millions of jobs. The purpose of the welfare reform law was to create jobs by incentivizing employers to hire welfare recipients by giving them tax credits. or perform community service” (sourcewatch.org). Through this new law state governments were eligible to receive block grants from the federal government. The funds would be administered by states to assist… middle of the paper… active citizens and contribute to government revenue. Furthermore, the latent consequences of welfare at work are positive for society. The welfare to work program meets the social justice test because it offers recipients the opportunity to improve their lives. References (no author) 1996 Personal Responsibility & Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act. Retrieved April 2, 2011, from http://www.sourcewatch. orgDolgoff, R. & Feldstein. (2009). Understanding social well-being: A quest for social justice. Boston, MA: Pearson Education Inc. Stryker, R., & Wald, P. (2009). Redefining compassion for welfare reform: How 1990s U.S. federal welfare reform advocates aimed for the moral high ground. Social Policy, 16(4), 519. Retrieved April 2, 2011, from the Research Library. (Document ID: 1921506111).