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The Nation's Welfare: Growth of Welfare Programs in the United States
The Social Security Act of 1935 launched a number of educational and job training initiatives that were administered by the states. Funding was also set aside for individual benefits: food stamps, subsidized housing, and Aid for Families with Depend...
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The Nation's Welfare: Countering the Transmission of Poverty from Generation to Generation
"Poverty," says Joel Handler, "is the biggest predictor of all the things we ascribe to welfare": poor school performance, poor health, poor employment prospects. The focus is on "punishing the adult and we are not paying attention to the consequenc...