Conservatives blamed ___________ welfare program for a whole…
Conservatives blamed ___________ welfare program for a whole host of “pathologies of the poor” and cited encouragement of “welfare dependency”, “encouragement of out-of-wedlock births,” encouragement of family dissolution” among others.
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Consider the following statements about poverty and income in the United States according to BLS Census data 2024.(1) Poverty rate in the US is 10.6%.(2) About 35.9 million people in the US are in poverty.(3) Median earnings for full time white males is less than black males and white femalesWhich of the above statements are true?
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Suppose that welfare (TANF) benefits are structured in the following way in a state: Annual AnnualFamily TANFIncome Benefit————————0 $5,000$2,000 4,500$4,000 4,000$6,000 3,000$8,000 2,000$10,000 1,000$12,000 0 The TANF benefit level is ________ and the implicit tax rate is ________ if annual family income is $9,000?
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