Welfare | Welfare Does Not Cause an Increase in Out-of-Wedlock Births
In debating the 1996 welfare reform law, many political leaders argued that guaranteed welfare payments under the Aid to Families with Dependent Children (AFDC) program offered women an economic incentive to have children, remain unmarried, and shun employment. As a result, AFDC was replaced by a program emphasizing time limits and personal responsibility. Michael B. Katz asserts in the following viewpoint that the easy availability of welfare payments was not to blame for the rise in out-of-wedlock births and dependency on public assistance. According to the author, limited job...
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- Introduction
- Chapter 1: Does Welfare Encourage Dependence?
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Chapter 2: Is Abuse of the Welfare System a Serious Problem?
- Chapter 2 Preface
- Welfare Fraud Is Widespread
- Insufficient Welfare Benefits Encourage Fraud
- The Government Must Enforce Child Welfare Payments
- Noncustodial Fathers Should Not Be Required to Pay Child Support
- Refugees Deserve Welfare Assistance from the Government
- Refugees Should Be Discouraged from Accepting Welfare
- Chapter 2 Periodical Bibliography
- Chapter 3: Can Private Efforts Replace the Welfare System?
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Chapter 4: How Should Welfare Be Reformed?
- Chapter 4 Preface
- The Government Should Discourage Welfare Dependency
- Welfare Recipients Need More Government Assistance
- Work Requirements and Government Subsidies Will Reduce Poverty
- Work Requirements Harm Poor Mothers
- Welfare Policies Should Discourage Out-of-Wedlock Births
- Welfare Policies Should Not Promote Marriage
- Chapter 4 Periodical Bibliography
- For Further Discussion
- Organizations to Contact
- Bibliography
- Copyright
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