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Work-for-Welfare Gains Traction Among Republicans
Last week, U.S. House Republicans included expanded work requirements for Medicaid, food stamps, and cash welfare benefits in their legislation…
Op-Ed
In Next Recession, Don’t Let Uncle Sam Be Uncle Sucker Again
Following recent bank failures, expectations for a recession have revived. If unemployment rises significantly, Congress will likely…
Op-Ed
Less Activation in US Social Assistance Programs?
Editor’s Note: This chapter is shared here thanks to special permission from Oxford University Press….
Op-Ed
Democrats’ Stealth Plan to Enact Universal Basic Income
The American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 temporarily expanded the child tax credit by increasing benefit amounts, making the credit fully refundable (that is, payable without regard to earnings for the first time), and distributing payments monthly. The effect was a child allowance providing monthly government benefit checks to parents regardless of work—a de facto universal basic income for parents. That temporary policy shift moved away from the framework established by the 1996 welfare reform law, which ended the widespread payment of work-free welfare checks.
Op-Ed
Policies Favoring Welfare over Work Are Not Answers for Ending Poverty
The American policy debate is undergoing an important change. Some influential Democrats no longer view…