All posts tagged "Welfare"
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Drug Testing and Work Requirements: Attaching Strings to Public Assistance
How does attaching conditions to benefits affect assistance programs?
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A Right to Life, Liberty and a Basic Income?: The History of Guaranteed Basic Income
This type of welfare program is gaining popularity worldwide.
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No Food Stamps for Sweets: Unjust Welfare Conditionality
While banning sugary food from the SNAP shopping list may seem like a good idea, it won't do...
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The Fall of the “Welfare Queen” in California
California finally repeals discriminatory family cap rule for families receiving benefits.
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An Ode to Paul Ryan’s Anti-Poverty Brief Mishap
There are a lot of things that don't add up.
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ICYMI: Best of the Week
Check out the top stories from Laws Street!
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New CIS Study Shows Immigrants Take in More Welfare Than U.S. Born
But it's hardly the only metric on immigrant contributions overall.
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Blood From A Stone: Child Support’s Perverse Incentives
The math doesn't add up.
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Entrepreneurial Spirit?: Behind the Sale of Food Stamps
Why do people need to sell food stamps?
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There’s Something Scarier Than Religious Freedom Going on in Indiana
Indiana is at it again with repressive, discriminatory laws. This time they're racist.
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Missouri Lawmaker: No Steaks or Seafood for Food Stamp Recipients
Missouri lawmaker wants to ban items he has deemed "luxury" for food stamp recipients.
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The Battle Over the “Welfare Queen” Law in California
The applicability of the "welfare queen law" is up for debate in California. Will it get repealed?
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Welfare Weed – Let the Lazy Be Lazier
The Berkley City Council in California has unanimously approved making pot dispensaries donate 2 percent of their product...
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You Actually Have to Work for Food Stamps in Maine
I like to keep an open mind about our government and how different states run differently, but there...
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Operation Cross Country: A New Way to Fight Child Sex Trafficking
The FBI completed Operation Cross Country VIII last week, and it was definitely a success. Agents and officers...
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No Strings Attached: Replacing Welfare With a Guaranteed Income
Since President Lyndon Johnson's War on Poverty, there has been a debate on how to best give the...
