Welfare

Bachmann Farm Subsidies: Anti-Handout Rep. Personally Got $250K

Truthdig | Glenn Thrush | Posted 12.22.2009 | Politics

Read More: Welfare, Michele Bachmann, Bachmann Family Farm, Farm Subsidies, Federal Subsidies, Bachmann Farm, Welfare Queen, Bachmann, Bachmann Welfare Queen, Politics News

Michele Bachmann has become well known for her anti-government tea-bagger antics, protesting health care reform and every other government "handout" a...

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Health Care to Suffer Fate of Welfare, Not Medicare or Social Security

Rupert Russell | Posted 12.21.2009 | Politics

Read More: Welfare, Politics, Social Security, Paul Krugman, Medicare, Entitlement Reform, Health Care, Barack Obama, Politics News
Rupert Russell

Without bringing the middle class into a new entitlement program, the health reform bill is only going to get worse over time, and not better.

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Welfare Rolls Climb In New York

nytimes.com | JULIE BOSMAN | Posted 12.17.2009 | New York

Read More: Financial Crisis, Welfare, Medicaid, Food Stamps, New York City, New York, New York News

Last month, nearly 355,000 people in the city received welfare payments, a 4 percent increase over the year before, according to city officials, who p...

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A Depression for the Most Vulnerable

Irasema Garza | Posted 12.16.2009 | Politics

Read More: Women's Poverty, Welfare, Tanf, Unemployment, Unemployment Rate, Welfare Reform, Family Poverty, Legal Momentum, Politics News
Irasema Garza

While the Obama Administration's recent focus on job creation is a welcome turn in the right direction, it's not a magic wand.

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Jobs 1.0: Creating Jobs Without Busting The Budget

James Adler | Posted 12.03.2009 | Los Angeles

Read More: Bidding Procedures, Infrastructue Jobs, Unemployment, Extended Unemployment Insurance, Jobs, White House Conference on Jobs, Welfare, Economic Stimulus, Economic Recovery, Tanf, New Deal, Job Creation, Los Angeles News
James Adler

The experience of the New Deal is instructive. Using stimulus money, LA County has designed a program to create 10,000 new jobs paying $10 per hour for 40 hours per week.

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Clive Crook: The American Dream Needs Repair

Clive Crook | Posted 11.16.2009 | Business

Read More: Welfare, Children, US Poverty, Welfare Reform, Economy, Social Policies, Economic Mobility, Recession, Fiscal Policy, Education, Centrism, American Dream, Opportunity Society, Poor, Brookings Institution, Business News

Sooner or later the US will find itself grappling with an immense fiscal problem. The recession and stimulus have combined to produce record-breaking ...

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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
Fred Silberberg

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
Les Leopold

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 12.01.2009 | Denver

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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 11.25.2009 | Living

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

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
Irasema Garza

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
Alex Higgins

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
Louise Marie Roth

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

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Sam Greenfield

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
Dan Collins

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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Arthur Delaney

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
Irasema Garza

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

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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
Don McNay

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

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