Leslie's opinions about Welfare Reform: 56,029 SSI recipients will loose their Federal Assistance by next September. The majority are frail elderly, so by far they probably will end institutionalized (Nursing Homes) and the cost will be greater since their Medicare will have to pay for the services.The recent Poll by NBC6 and The Miami Herald on The Abolition of the City of Miami. Almost 2/3 of the inteviewed Miamians voted against it.