Wall Street Takes Welfare It Begrudges to Ordinary Americans

By Mimi Abramovitz, Women's eNews
Posted on September 25, 2008, Printed on September 25, 2008
http://www.alternet.org/story/100234/

Today we sit and watch as the high-rolling gamblers and critics of "big government" take welfare. These are many of the same people who thought it was just fine to deprive millions of women of critical resources and let them fend for themselves.

Even before the catastrophic news out of Wall Street in recent days, women have been worried about their economic security.