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PRO/CON 362.55680973 W4575 2012
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Summary:
Presents essays with opposing viewpoints on problems associated with welfare and the welfare system.
Notes:
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Contents:
- Ch. 1. Is welfare reform working? Welfare reform is working / Steven Malanga
- Welfare reform is not working / Barbara Ehrenreich and Peter Edelman
- Welfare reform has had mixed results / Douglas J. Besharov
- Welfare reform has not gone far enough / Craig R. Smith
- A new agenda is needed to fight poverty / Mark Schmitt and Shelley Waters Boots
- Welfare helps reduce poverty / Anthony DiMaggio
- Ch. 2. How has the recession affected welfare? The stimulus bill reverses welfare reform / Israel Ortega
- The stimulus bill does not reverse welfare reform / Sharon Parrott
- Welfare is being underutilized during the recession / James Warren
- Renewing and expanding the TANF Emergency Fund reverses welfare reform / Rachel Sheffield
- The TANF Emergency Fund creates jobs and should be reauthorized / Christine L. Owens and George Wentworth
- Another round of welfare reform is needed now / Chuck Donovan and Robert Rector
- High unemployment necessitates promise of a job program for welfare-leavers / Anthony J. Mallon and Guy V.G. Stevens
- Ch. 3. How do welfare policies affect families? Pro-marriage welfare policies help families / Ron Haskins
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- Pro-marriage welfare policies do not help families / Maria Cancian, Daniel R. Meyer, and Deborah Reed
- Welfare reform lowered unwed parenting rates / Ann Coulter
- Welfare reform did not affect unwed parenting rates / David R. Usher
- Food stamps have contributed to an overly dependent underclass / Patrick J. Buchanan
- Access to food stamps is essential for needy families / Jennifer DePaul
- Ch. 4. What are some alternatives and improvements to the welfare system? Incentives to save money would best serve low-income families / Sreya Sarkar
- Targeted job programs could reduce poverty / Margaret Simms
- Private charity should replace welfare / Michael Tanner and Tad DeHaven
- A comprehensive anti-poverty policy is an alternative to welfare / David R. Francis
- The Earned Income Tax Credit should be reconfigured / Alan Berube
- A basic income guarantee can and should replace welfare / Mark Radulich
- Restoring a culture of marriage will reduce poverty / Janice Shaw Crouse
- Welfare programs should include mandatory drug testing / Ranee
- Welfare programs should not include mandatory drug testing / Matt Lewis and Elizabeth Kenefick.
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