Welfare has nothing to do with the min wage. Well, let me rephrase that, a 25 year old high school drop out with 4 kids making 8 bucks an hour at McD's, yes welfare pertains to him/her.
However, the welfare system wasnt designed for these people, it was designed to help people out short term, not for life!
Now, is the min wage to low, yes, but a 30% increase? I would agree that maybe $8.75 is a good number.
Those low paying jobs were meant for young people living at home or in college, not a family.