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Will be done in the next four years? >> i think it will be. there's a number of ways to use means tested method and metrics to determine new criteria for people, whether it be income and asset calculation and various things. paul ryan doesn't want people to fall off the welfare cliff. we don't want people to come to the point where making an extra $10,000 to $15,000. if you're a reasonable person trying do the right thing, you're not going to make the sacrifices against your best interest. to be clear, this is not something expanded because poverty increased. the poverty has increased througho...

State model. a one size fits all programming that just piles on benefits. and at a certain point there are diminishing returns . the benefit package is much greater than them going back to work. when you start this type of model and take the individual out of the equation and all about benefits, this is that type of scenario . i am glad aei is pointing it out. >> gretchen: it is call would the welfare cliff in action. single mother and income $69,000. and the net income for welfare $57,000. and single mom of two out working for $69,000 . net enemy is less . $57,045. how does that happen? >> gu...