Real Change, by Rep. Newt Gingrich (R, GA): on Welfare & Poverty


Newt Gingrich: Ten Lessons from Successfully Transforming Welfare

There are ten big lessons I have drawn from the successful efforts to design and implement welfare reform. I suggest that we apply these lessons to developing solutions that will elevate the condition of our fellow citizens.
  1. Successful reform always starts with a big idea
  2. Decide whether to repair or replace
  3. Great change never starts with government
  4. Cheerful persistence is necessary to successfully deliver large-scale reform in a free society
  5. Collaboration is critical (including involvement of key governors)
  6. Real change always requires winning the argument
  7. Words matter; communication good policy
  8. Real change must be consistent with broad American values
  9. Opponents of reform must be forced to carry the burden of their positions
  10. Real change must be citizen-centered.
Source: Real Change, by Newt Gingrich, p. 270-274 Dec 18, 2007

  • The above quotations are from Real Change:
    From the World that Fails to the World that Works    , by Former Speaker of the House Newt Gingrich.
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