Welfare Policy

It's Time to Reexamine the Welfare Reform Law of 1996

Ed Koch | Posted 04.19.2012

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Ed Koch

Responsible people shocked by the fraud and outrages that marred the old system of welfare went overboard -- me among them -- in seeking to eliminate the abuses. It is time we examine the subject again and seek a just solution.

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The Bitter Fruit of Welfare Reform

Irasema Garza | Posted 05.25.2011

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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It's Time to Rethink Our Welfare Policy

Seth Freed Wessler | Posted 05.25.2011

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Seth Freed Wessler

A society cannot survive without a safety net and we don't have one during the worst economic crisis in decades.

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Out of the Desert

Elisabeth Mason and Julie Kashen | Posted 05.25.2011

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Elisabeth Mason and Julie Kashen

At Single Stop USA, our mission is to raise millions of people out of poverty by ending this disconnect through a revolutionary coordination of service delivery and distribution.

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Welfare Policy, Leg-Up Versus Hand-Out

Emily Henry | Posted 05.25.2011

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Emily Henry

Britain is criticized as being too lenient, too ready to hand out money first and ask questions later. America, on the other hand, forces people to jump through loops even to find out what help is available.

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