"The Coming White Underclass"
Newspaper article
By: Charles Murray
Date: October 29, 1993
Source: Murray, Charles. "The Coming White Underclass." The Wall Street Journal, October 29, 1993.
About the Author: Charles Murray (1943–) was born in Newton, Iowa. After graduating from Harvard University in 1965, Murray joined the Peace Corps, serving in Thailand for five years. In 1974, he earned a Ph.D. in political science at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. He has become one of the United States' most prominent social scientists, libertarians, and influential conservative thinkers.
Introduction
During the Great Depression, the nation faced the near collapse of public and private resources to assist the poor. In 1935, Congress passed the Social Security Act, which included the program Aid to Families with Dependent Children (AFDC). Originally, the act provided federal funds...
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