41.   Clinton seeks to soften the blow on the poor by motivating private businesses, churches and others to hire people off welfare.

42.   Companies do not like to lay people off.

43.   Companies, meanwhile, are developing new ways to help states comply with federal rules for moving people off welfare and timetables beginning next year.

44.   Clinton has already offered businesses some financial incentives to help move people off welfare.

45.   Despite his reputation for laying people off, Welch is widely regarded as the best in the business, the subject of many glowing testimonials.

46.   Do we want to keep people off welfare?

47.   Dot-coms make headlines when they lay people off, but those workers will find another job a lot faster than you will.

48.   Either way, Buchanan will never apologize for snatching people off the street and putting them back in jail.

49.   Employers that hire people off welfare can get federal subsidies for training, child care and transportation, and are eligible for tax credits.

50.   Even the stingiest taxpayers and policy makers should approve, because rigorous education and training programs can help keep people off welfare permanently.