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Alimony Reform

Fred Silberberg | Posted 11.13.2009 | Living

Read More: Texas, Personal Responsibility, Alimony, Marriage, Welfare, Family Law, Standard of Living, Spousal-Support, Living News

While the initial concept of alimony was intended to assist someone in taking steps to support himself or herself, our existing system has turned into a system of private welfare.

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Food Stamps Will Feed Half Of US Kids, Study Says

AP | LINDSEY TANNER | Posted 11.02.2009 | Politics

Read More: How Many Kids Are on Food Stamps, Welfare, Social Justice, Poverty, Food Stamps, Children, Economy, Parenting, Food Stamp Statistics, Recession, Kids on Food Stamps, Black Children, Usda, Food Research and Action Center, Education, Nutrition, African Americans, Food, Income Gap, US Department of Agriculture, How Many People Are on Food Stamps, Food Stamps Study, Sociology, Food Stamps Data, Poverty Line, Minorities, Politics News

CHICAGO — Nearly half of all U.S. children and 90 percent of black youngsters will be on food stamps at some point during childhood, and fallout...

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Costco: Food Stamps Will Be Accepted

Seattle Times | Melissa Allison | Posted 10.28.2009 | Business

Read More: Harlem, Welfare, Big Box Retail, California, Food Stamps, Economy, Jim Sinegal, Washington State, Recession, New York, New York City, Big Box Retailer, Groceries, Costco, Food, Michigan, Business News

Costco Wholesale plans to accept food stamps at its warehouse stores nationwide, a major shift for a company that earlier this year said it doubted th...

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Welfare Reform for Wall Street

Les Leopold | Posted 10.19.2009 | Business

Read More: Welfare, Aig, Goldman Sachs, Teabaggers, Wall Street, Economic Crisis, Financial Crisis, Wall Street Bonuses, Barack Obama, Business News

Our politicians thrive on chastising the fictitious welfare queens who supposedly turn our hard-earned tax dollars into Cadillacs. But when it comes to Wall Street we let the welfare kings walk all over us.

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For 37,000 New York Unemployed, Benefits Will Soon Lapse

nytimes.com | Patrick McGeehan | Posted 10.12.2009 | New York

Read More: Welfare, Economic Collapse, Unemployment, The Great Depression, Food Stamps, Economic Crisis, Economy, Health Insurance, Health Care Reform, The Great Recession, Unemployment Rate, Recession, New York, New York News

Tens of thousands of New Yorkers have had the unfortunate distinction of collecting unemployment benefits longer than anyone in the state's history. B...

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Unemployed In Las Vegas: Struggling Nevadans Speak

The Huffington Post | Tam Vo | Posted 10.13.2009 | Impact

Read More: Las Vegas Unemployed, Nevada, Welfare, Nevada Unemployed, Food Stamps, Job Search, Unemployed Americans, Jobless, Joblessness, Las Vegas, Impact News

Writer Becky Bosshart was laid off from her Las Vegas newspaper job while writing a series on the recession and unemployed Nevadans. Nevada is one of ...

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Colorado Counties Reject Department Of Human Services' Recommendation To Increase State Control

AP | STEVEN K. PAULSON | Posted 10.01.2009 | Denver

Read More: Welfare, Human Services, Social Services, Children, Child Welfare, Bill Ritter, Colorado Counties, Denver News

DENVER (AP)- Colorado counties say they will fight any attempt by the state to take over social services following the deaths of several children. Th...

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Lessons in Loving While My Father Was Dying

Jason Mannino | Posted 10.09.2009 | Living

Read More: Castro, Welfare, Florida, Lung Cancer, Gay, Cancer, Dying, Death, Death & Dying, Death and Dying, Living News

Fifteen years ago at my grandmother's funeral was the last time I saw my dad. Two weeks ago I was standing in front of him face to face. It wasn't the visit I had hoped for. He had departed his body 3 days earlier, and I was in attendance at his funeral.

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The Ugly Truth: Poverty in America

Irasema Garza | Posted 11.12.2009 | Politics

Read More: Welfare, Women, Welfare System, Single Mothers, Poverty, Women's Issues, Welfare Reform, TANF Program, Temporary Assistance to Needy Families, Women and Politics, Tanf, Working Moms, Politics News

As bleak as the poverty figures appear, the Census Bureau's numbers likely underestimate the depth and scale of the problem. Given the scale of the problem facing us, we must address the structural issues that frustrate our efforts to help poor Americans.

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When Racism Stands in the Way of Universal Healthcare

Alex Higgins | Posted 09.21.2009 | Politics

Read More: Welfare, Ronald Reagan, Health Care Reform, Fox News, Racism, Glenn Beck, Paul Krugman, Healthcare, Barack Obama, Civil Rights, Politics News

Opposition to health care reform is just the latest iteration of the usually unstated idea that public welfare itself is a devious system for taking money from whites and giving it to blacks.

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The False Premises of "Welfare Reform"

Louise Marie Roth | Posted 08.15.2009 | Politics

Read More: Single Mothers, US Poverty, Welfare Reform, Welfare, Economic Recession, Children's Health, Politics News

There is growing evidence that the neediest families are falling through the welfare cracks under the new regime, especially in this weak economy.

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I Think...

Sam Greenfield | Posted 08.15.2009 | Living

Read More: Joe the Plumber, Fox News, Welfare, Sotomayor Hearings, Living News

That if you are poor, the government should pay for your education, medical care, housing, clothing, and food. That the richest people in the country...

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Today In HuffPost New York

Dan Collins | Posted 08.06.2009 | New York

Read More: Welfare, New York Politics, New York City, New York Welfare, New York, New York News

When I heard the state of New York is giving welfare payments a tiny bump up, I marveled at how welfare has vanished from the political debate.

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Welfare Checks Increase for First Time In 19 Years

New York Times | JULIE BOSMAN | Posted 08.06.2009 | New York

Read More: New York Poor, Welfare, Poor, New York Welfare, New York, Governor Paterson, New York News

The last time welfare recipients in New York saw an increase in their basic cash allowance, Derek Jeter was in high school, a subway token cost $1.15 ...

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Michigan: Surging Unemployment, Shrinking Safety Net

HuffingtonPost.com | Arthur Delaney | Posted 07.27.2009 | Business

Read More: Welfare, Unemployment, Welfare Reform, South Caroline, Unemployment Rate, Michigan, Oregon, Business News

Welfare rolls are swelling in states across the country as unemployment rates surge -- except in Michigan. With an unemployment rate of 14.1 percent...

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The Bitter Fruit of Welfare Reform

Irasema Garza | Posted 07.24.2009 | Politics

Read More: Welfare, Women, Welfare System, Poverty, Women's Issues, Welfare Reform, Temporary Assistance to Needy Families, Economic Crisis, Economic Security, Welfare Policy, Tanf, Politics News

Now, more than ever, we need a functioning social safety net -- one that helps families keep food on the table in times of crisis, while providing a toe hold to a more economically secure future.

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Welfare Rolls Increasing In 23 Of The 30 Largest States

Wall Street Journal | SARA MURRAY | Posted 07.22.2009 | Home

Read More: Welfare, More on Welfare, Increase in Welfare Rolls, Welfare Rolls on the Rise, Welfare Rolls Climbing, Welfare Increase, Home News

Welfare rolls, which were slow to rise and actually fell in many states early in the recession, now are climbing across the country for the first time...

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States Considering Drug Tests For Welfare Recipients

AP | TOM BREEN | Posted 04.26.2009 | Politics

Read More: Welfare Drug Tests, Welfare, Welfare Recipients, Drug Tests, Politics News

CHARLESTON, W.Va. — Want government assistance? Just say no to drugs. Lawmakers in at least eight states want recipients of food stamps, unempl...

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The Positive Economics of Food Stamps

Don McNay | Posted 04.09.2009 | Business

Read More: Bookmaker, Welfare, Wall Street Bailout, Food Stamps, Economy, Gambler, Cincinnati, Main Street, Aig, Don McNay, Stimulus, Bookies, Merrill Lynch, Food Stamp Program, Bailout, Grocery Stores, Kentucky, Food, Economic Stimulus, Personal Finance, Citigroup, Business News

A program that gives back $1.73 for every dollar spent is a better return than Wall Street is offering.

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The Stimulus Package: Why Not More Low Income Jobs?

James Adler | Posted 03.15.2009 | Politics

Read More: Unemployment, Economic Stimulus Package, Stimulus Package, Job Creation, Economic Crisis, Welfare, Infrastructer Projects; Politics News, Unemployment Benefits, Stimulus, LowIncome Workers, Politics News

It is clear our nation needs the stimulus package. But will it create sufficient jobs for persons on the lowest rungs of the job ladder?

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Are we all to Blame for the Rise of the Crazy Octuplet Mom?

Eric Deggans | Posted 03.14.2009 | Media

Read More: Multiple Births, Welfare, Dateline NBC, In Vitro Fertilization, Ann Curry, Newsmagazines, Octuplets, NBC News, Angelina Jolie, Nadya Suleman, TV News, Media, Nadya Suleman Angelina Jolie, Nadya Suleman Plastic Surgery, Media News

The worst irony may be that those of us clucking over her excesses also help feed the frenzy of attention that will allow her to cash in on her horribly pathological choices.

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Continued Inane Ideology is Insane

Judith Ellis | Posted 03.12.2009 | Politics

Read More: Bank of America, Merrill Lynch, Oil Prices, Stimulus Package, Donald Trump, Nassim Nicholas Taleb, Welfare, Bailout, Obama Stimulus Package, Politics News

Some who are against the stimulus package are so because of an ill-conceived ideology that the poor will be living large on their hard earned dollar.

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TARP is Welfare; Control It

Leo W. Gerard | Posted 03.09.2009 | Business

Taxpayers, who despise the notion of welfare queens, should demand Congress "discredit" and dethrone the kings of Wall Street.

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Half a Mill? Times Are Tough

Kim Stagliano | Posted 03.08.2009 | Living

Read More: Welfare, Pay Cut, Food Stamps, Bail Out Legislation, Investment Banking, Living News

Let's imagine two well coiffed, Botoxed and manicured women from a fictional town in Fairfield County, "New Stamienwich" driving to a charity luncheon in Bridgeport, the largest and poorest city in Connecticut.

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