Don't Believe Bernie Sanders' Claims About Child Poverty in America
New research shows that income surveys erroneously categorized some households as extremely poor actually had "net worth in the millions" of dollars.
Welfare Reform
Resolved: 15 Million Americans Would Be Better Off Without Welfare
Center for American Progress' Neera Tanden and Foundation for Government Accountability's Tarran Bragdon debate government handouts at the Soho Forum.
Watch a Live Debate on the Welfare State's Impact on the Poor
Neera Tanden from the Center for American Progress vs. Tarren Bragdon from the Foundation for Government Accountability.
Would the Poor Be Better Off Without Welfare? A Debate Next Week in New York City.
Neera Tanden from the Center for American Progress vs. Tarren Bragdon from the Foundation for Government Accountability at the Soho Forum.
Playing Tax Collector for the Welfare State Didn't Win British Tories Voters
The party is in trouble because of Prime Minister Theresa May's dementia tax
Welfare Reform Paved Trail For Obamacare Repeal
Not only can entitlement programs be rolled back, but politicians who do it can even get re-elected.
Basic Income/Negative Income Tax
Finland Wants to Replace Welfare Programs With a Minimum Income for All Residents
The basic-income scheme is meant to save Finland money and reduce the country's high unemployment rate.
Paul Ryan's Poverty Plan: Good on Incarceration, Licensing, Perverse Incentives; Not So Good on Paternalism
What's worthwhile in the Wisconsin congressman's proposals, and what's not
Time for a Guaranteed Income?
The pros and cons of a welfare idea championed by liberals and libertarians alike
Ex-Congressman Known for Welfare Reform Work Dies
Clay Shaw, 74, added work requirements to welfare rules in bipartisan effort with Clinton administration
Iowa Stymied in Effort To Bar Welfare Expenditures at Strip Clubs, Liquor Stores
Federal regulations run up against federal regulations
One Million British Families to See Reduction in Child Benefit
Government has decided that a family with one parent earning over £50,000 a year doesn't need the extra cash
GOP Leaders Seek to Block Welfare Waivers
Administration says it won't waive work requirements, just eliminate bureaucratic barriers
The Worst Welfare Benefits the Best-Off: Corporations
Corporate welfare has all of the disadvantages of social-welfare spending with none of the benefits.
The Truth About Obama and Welfare Reform
Why is it important to attach work mandates to welfare checks?
Romney To Focus on Obama Gutting Welfare Reform
The presumptive Republican nominee campaigns in Illinois today