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The truth of the matter is that the welfare bureaucracy has a vested interest in keeping people on welfare. After all, that is how welfare bureaucrats earn their That may seem harsh until one reflects on the findings of Dr. James Buchanan, who won the Nobel Prize in economics for his research into what he called "public choice theory" He concluded that government employâ€" ees act much like their private sector counterparts: they act in their own selfâ€"inâ€" The last thing government welfare agenâ€" cles want to do is end poverty in Canada. New ideas on welfare Say, January isn‘t my month. This morning I woke up so groggy | started reading the paper upside down. What called it to my attention was that the Toronto Maple Leafs were leading their division. And, groggy or not, these things got to me this week: Wee Gates: Waterloo‘s Joan McKinnon was talking sense at a regional council meeting when she said immigrants should be discouraged from coming here because we have no jobs for them. So, OK, some comments by other councillors were overblown, and, agreed, we can‘t tell the newcomers where to locate. And, yes, immigration is Canadian policy and properly so. Conceding all that, it still makes no sense to continue the influx of immigrants at this time. Not when jobs are getting scarcer and our welfare rolls are soaring. _ _ It makes no sense for Canada; it makes no sense for the region Hey, I‘ve already kept one resolution by visiting the Harmony Lunch after too long an absence. The hamburâ€" gers were as great as ever. The fried onions ditto. Of course, such sentiments don‘t sit well with the Politically Correct columnists and all the multiculturism professionals. They are wedded to allâ€"out (and allâ€"in) It‘s Jan. 15. Do you know where your New Year‘s resolutions are? 75 King St. South, Suite 201 Waterloo, Ontario ‘© NZJ 1P2 Chronicle Restricting immigration makes sense in tough times Telephone News Line Fax. No. 4 PAGE 6 â€" WATERLOO CHRONICLE, WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 15, 1992 Waterloo Town Square ET TERS Maureen McNab Teresa Clemmer Pete Cudhea (Sports editor) Deborah Crandall News Editor: Melodee Martinuk Shail we rake an Exoyic cRuisE oR 60 70 THE sUPERMARKE]T 7/ Of course, government run welfare proâ€" grams in other countries produce similar, unsatisfactory results. That‘s why the state of New York is experimenting with a welfare program that‘s radically different. In effect, the state has privatized part of its welfare caseload. The state has contracted with a private company, America Works, to recruit, train Indeed, that‘s one of the reasons why poverty continues to be a serious problem in this country despite the fact that we spend billions of dollars in taxes every year to "help" the poor. living, expand departments and maintain massive budgets. Ah, yes, we learned a great deal from our native people. They taught us how to plant corn. They taught us how to smoke tobacco. And they taught us that the land belongs, to all and must be cherished and preserved. Well, two out of three ain‘t bad. Screen Test: Bob Rae is going on TV next Tuesday to tell us the terrible truth about Ontario‘s financial plight. Never mind that he may be named Man of the Year by the immigration, come what may. Sometimes they sound as if they‘d like to admit the whole world and deport the millions of us who are tired of the tyranny of our minorities. Ironically, a lot of us now understand why our native people aren‘t at all thrilled at the consequences of earlier immigration. Rick Campbell Major Accounts: Bill Karges ONCE OVER LIGHTLY oulstanding success, In its first year, America Works placed more than 500 welfare recipients in private sector jobs. Even more impressive, after one year, 90 per cent of them were still working. New The experiment is truly a win/win soluâ€" tion. Taxpayers save money, the company makes a profit and the unemployed find real, productive jobs. and pay wages to the unemployed and then find jobs for them. When their formerly unemployed client is off welfare and working for four months the company is paid a bonus of $5,000 by the state. By contrast, the state would have paid $14,000 in welfare to an average family for the same period. the experiment has been Waterioo Chronicle is published every Wednesday by emmemws The Fairway Group Incorporated Subscrig 215 Fairway Rd. S., $35 year Kitchener, Ont. $40 year President: Paul Winkler +GS.T. What does matter is that tens of thousands of us in this fair community aren‘t enamoured of Berlin, the command post for some of the worst acts of infamy ever wrought by man. And that‘s not racism; that‘s recent history. Sunday Punch: The NDP sounds steadfast against Su_'gday _shopping_ despite the wishes of most in Ontario. That figures. The gocmhs'tslt;v:r;g;l:t";o.: ‘t'he more regulation the better. They love pushing people around. nc uo toaalecions 6 E P P â€" DBNT Antiits dn »latsit n 58. Aubit. Aalbaididnbtsat They remind you of brandâ€"new Boy Scouts, the ones who take you across the street when you don‘t want to go. And at this late date it matters naught whether Lord Kitchener was competent, incompetent, a hunk or an orchid grower. Who cares? Nonsense Time: Despite all the media blather about a silly suggestion, Kitchener is going to remain Kitchener, not again become Berlin. The suggestion was inane from the start and it‘s disheartening how much attention it got. As a practical matter, decades have been spent building Kitchener‘s idfntjty, and to start all over again would be lunacy. Buffalo Chamber of Commerce, he now looks glummer than a cashier making a cheerful refund. But he can take heart. Given'fiis-fié;fâ€"ormance- so far, he has a future as a member of a rowing team â€" now that he‘s used to looking one way and going another. id V sminisininetnaoniiahinedt inddctd" Al It‘s a revolution th:: Canadian and provincial governments, with their costly and ineffective welfare programs should join. Who knows? We may be witnessing the beginning of a revolution in the way governments deal with poverty. â€" 5 Somnt y T 18 sAeaiiney o aiennitrainenetats . Aut lc The success of America Works is not hard to understand. The company, after all, unlike the welfare bureaucracy, has a powerful incentive to get the unemployed working. If their clients don‘t get a job, they don‘t get paid. It‘s that simple. York state saved about $4.5 million on Ws'lLfare payments in the first year alone. . David Somerville National Citizens‘ Coalition Subscription rates $35 yearly in Canada, $40 yearly outside Canada.