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Welfare Reform

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Tax credits

A Lame-Duck Congress Should Reject the Extended Child Tax Credit

The policy has some bipartisan support, despite the fact that it has mostly been a failure since its inception.

Veronique de Rugy | 12.1.2022 12:01 AM

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Big Government

Netflix Teams Up With the Obamas To Produce Big Government Propaganda

The G Word, a new documentary, only occasionally covers serious issues. But it opts not to do honest reporting.

John Stossel | 10.19.2022 12:30 AM

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Department of Homeland Security

The DHS Will Be Disinformation Dolts

Plus: perpetual "scope creep" of the welfare state

Matt Welch, Nick Gillespie, Katherine Mangu-Ward, and Peter Suderman | 5.2.2022 4:24 PM

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Food Policy

Congressional Report Confirms Trump's USDA Food-Box Program Was a Huge Waste of Money

Replacing parts of SNAP with a poorly overseen food delivery program turned out to be an expensive disaster.

Baylen Linnekin | 10.30.2021 8:10 AM

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History

Why Welfare Reform Worked

Work, not dependency, was what lifted many people up out of poverty.

Peter Suderman | 8.14.2021 6:00 AM

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Free Markets

There Still Aren't Enough People Getting Back to Work

Using the process of elimination, the culprit seems clear.

Michael D. Farren | 6.4.2021 4:55 PM

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Coronavirus

Biden's Coronavirus Relief Plan Will Probably Cost a Lot More Than $1.9 Trillion

The pandemic relief bill isn't just a one-time splurge. It's the start of a new era of federal spending. 

Peter Suderman | 3.11.2021 1:46 PM

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Welfare

Have Kids? Mitt Romney and Joe Biden Want the Government To Pay You Thousands Every Year

In most circumstances, parents would be eligible to receive $3,000 per child annually, doled out in monthly checks. It could be a major overhaul of how the federal government handles welfare.

Eric Boehm | 2.10.2021 1:20 PM

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Welfare Reform

No, Trump's Food Stamp Plan Wouldn't Have Cut Off AOC's Family

This is why we can't have serious conversations about government spending.

Eric Boehm | 12.6.2019 1:30 PM

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Poverty

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.

Ira Stoll | 6.3.2019 4:00 PM

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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.

Nick Gillespie | 12.20.2017 4:42 PM

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Welfare Reform

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.

Jim Epstein | 12.11.2017 6:45 PM

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Welfare

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.

Jim Epstein | 12.6.2017 12:00 PM

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Theresa May

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

Shikha Dalmia | 6.8.2017 9:30 AM

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Welfare Reform

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.

Ira Stoll | 5.8.2017 4:00 PM

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Welfare

Welfare's Unintended Consequences

A system that hurts those it's intended to help.

Paul Detrick | 3.6.2016 9:30 AM

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Welfare

How America's Welfare System Hurts the People It's Supposed to Help

Nick Gillespie and Joshua Swain | 3.3.2016 10:55 AM

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Economics

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.

Elizabeth Nolan Brown | 12.7.2015 12:46 PM

Politics

Tonight on The Independents: The United States of Welfare, With Peter Suderman, Tim Carney, and an All-Star Cast of Experts

Matt Welch | 8.22.2014 2:01 PM

Policy

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

Jesse Walker | 7.28.2014 10:55 AM

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Policy

Time for a Guaranteed Income?

The pros and cons of a welfare idea championed by liberals and libertarians alike

Veronique de Rugy | 2.19.2014 9:00 AM

Politics

Rand Paul Speaks on Culture of Dependency, Hemp and the Farm Bill, the Racial Aspect of Drug War, and the Burdens of Being a Libertarian Poster Boy

Brian Doherty | 1.29.2014 2:36 PM

Politics

Welfare Pays More than Minimum Wage in 35 States: Q&A with Cato's Michael Tanner

Nick Gillespie and Joshua Swain | 9.19.2013 10:45 AM

Politics

Welfare Pays More than Minimum Wage in 35 States: Q&A with Cato's Michael Tanner

Nick Gillespie and Joshua Swain | 9.19.2013 10:30 AM

Politics

Ex-Congressman Known for Welfare Reform Work Dies

Clay Shaw, 74, added work requirements to welfare rules in bipartisan effort with Clinton administration

Reason Staff | 9.11.2013 4:40 PM

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Politics

British Government Claims More People Are Now Working Since Announcement of Benefits Cap

Matthew Feeney | 7.15.2013 3:00 PM

Politics

British Government Claims Over 12,000 People Are Now Working After Benefits Cap Was Announced

Who'da thunk?

Reason Staff | 7.15.2013 12:36 PM

Politics

Heritage's Updated Study on the Welfare Costs of Immigrants: Garbage In, Garbage Out

Shikha Dalmia | 5.7.2013 4:33 PM

Politics

Do Republicans Need a Conservative Version of the Welfare State to Win?

Shikha Dalmia | 3.9.2013 2:51 PM

Policy

Iowa Stymied in Effort To Bar Welfare Expenditures at Strip Clubs, Liquor Stores

Federal regulations run up against federal regulations

Reason Staff | 3.8.2013 3:50 PM

Politics

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

Reason Staff | 10.29.2012 7:56 AM

Policy

New Zealand Seeks To Ease People Off Welfare

Reason Staff | 9.17.2012 10:52 PM

Politics

GOP Leaders Seek to Block Welfare Waivers

Administration says it won't waive work requirements, just eliminate bureaucratic barriers

Reason Staff | 9.11.2012 3:08 PM

Politics

The Worst Welfare Benefits the Best-Off: Corporations

Corporate welfare has all of the disadvantages of social-welfare spending with none of the benefits.

A. Barton Hinkle | 9.5.2012 10:30 AM

Politics

The Truth About Obama and Welfare Reform

Why is it important to attach work mandates to welfare checks?

Steve Chapman | 8.27.2012 7:00 AM

Politics

Do New HHS Work Requirement Waivers Gut Welfare Reform? That Depends On Whether You Trust the Obama Administration

Peter Suderman | 8.8.2012 3:36 PM

Politics

Romney To Focus on Obama Gutting Welfare Reform

The presumptive Republican nominee campaigns in Illinois today

Reason Staff | 8.7.2012 8:57 AM

Politics

FBI: Zimmerman Not Racist, Occupy Riot in L.A., Anybody Serious About the Deficit?: P.M. Links

Scott Shackford | 7.13.2012 4:30 PM

Politics

Wrong Compromise on Welfare and Immigration

Shikha Dalmia | 3.2.2012 5:10 PM

Politics

Lady Trouble, Wal-Mart's Anschluss, and the Gassing of the Economy: Tim Cavanaugh on PJTV

Tim Cavanaugh | 3.1.2012 4:17 PM

Politics

Reason.tv: Get Government out of Welfare Now! An Interview with Star Parker

Tracy Oppenheimer | 10.31.2011 12:58 PM

Politics

Working on Welfare

How to reform the system

Virginia Postrel, Charles Hobbs, Mickey Kaus, and Charles Murray | 4.1.1994 12:00 AM

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