Welfare reform
Pauline Hanson Wants Young People to Wait a Month For the Dole
"You can't just think you're going to get up and leave school... at 15 years of age or 16 and think: 'Oh wow I'm going to go straight onto the dole.'"
A Million Americans Could Soon Lose Their Food Stamps — And People of Color Are Getting Screwed the Most
This year, 23 states are expected to lose federal food aid because of stricter rules triggered by falling unemployment rates. But the economy hasn't improved equally for everybody.
Most Welfare Recipients Don’t Use Drugs, So Why Do States Keep Drug-Testing Them?
Polls suggest most Americans believe states should drug test individuals who benefit from government programs, and politicians are following their lead. But does it make any sense?
Food Stamp Reforms Are Ruining Christmas
Kafkaesque efforts to cut down on food stamp fraud are just throwing money at a problem that probably wasn't that big of a deal to begin with.
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