Instead of tinkering with federal welfare programs, let’s have the public discussion and debate over the fundamental justness and desirability of letting Washington dictate how to meet the needs of the less fortunate.
Post Tagged with: "war on poverty"
March 17, 2011 09:53
How Many Trillions Must We Waste on the War on Poverty?
President Obama’s budget would spend over $10.3 trillion on means-tested welfare programs over the next 10 years. But didn’t we already “end welfare as we know it” in the ’90s?
October 1, 2010 12:24
Government-run, taxpayer-funded, anti-poverty programs do not work
The average American taxpayer forks over $4800 a year to the IRS to be redistributed in the interest of people who pay no taxes and may not even be employed.
