Welfare Services

The Real Problem Revealed By The Brett Favre Welfare Scandal

The program that paid Favre wasn't paying poor people in the first place.
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I Get A Basic Income That's Changed My Life. Everyone Should Want And Get One.

"No proposed plan for universal basic income has been perfect, but that doesn’t mean we shouldn’t try."
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This Same-Sex Couple Made Their Mark In National Politics A Century Before The Buttigiegs Came Along

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States Are Repealing Laws That Cap Financial Aid To Low-Income Families

The caps are supposed to dissuade welfare recipients from having more children. They haven’t worked.
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The Next Recession Is Really Gonna Suck

The extra help unemployed people got during the Great Recession has emboldened states to mistreat them.
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Americans Are Mistaken About Who Gets Welfare

People significantly overestimate the number of African-Americans benefiting from the largest programs.
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Hundreds To Protest Potential Safety Net Cuts At GOP Retreat

Activists want to put a human face on public assistance.
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Where The Work-For-Welfare Movement Is Heading

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Texas Man Charged With Capital Murder In Adopted Daughter's Death

The charge means Sherin Mathews' father could face the death penalty or life in prison if found guilty.
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Trump's New Medicaid Rules Aren't About Empowering People. They're About Punishing The Poor.

A new policy that would allow states to mandate work requirements on Medicaid beneficiaries is as unnecessary as it is punitive.
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