The Unintended Consequences of the Welfare State on the Human Spirit
‘What we have in our nation is not material poverty but dependency and poverty of the spirit…’
‘What we have in our nation is not material poverty but dependency and poverty of the spirit…’
‘Doing nothing simply is not an option…’
It took two years, but the government of Finland has realized that giving away money can get to be very expensive. The country’s two-year experiment with a universal basic income […]
‘The Undersanders purposefully applied for and received food stamps for 19 months to determine if anyone who does not need the aid could still receive it.’
Congressional Republicans are proposing stricter work requirements for people who get food stamps. A new poll shows broad support for the changes. Even though it’s called the farm bill, the […]
The Trump agenda in action …
‘If the bill is passed, anywhere from five to seven million food stamp recipients would have to adhere to these stricter requirements.’
‘We want to provide the nutrition people need, but we also want to help them transition from government programs, back to work, and into lives of independence.’
President Donald Trump has taken another step toward reducing the number of people trapped in the welfare cycle. Trump signed the Reducing Poverty in America by Promoting Opportunity and Economic […]