Welfare | Welfare Policies Should Discourage Out-of-Wedlock Births
Many critics contend that the welfare system promotes illegitimate births and dependency by giving unmarried mothers cash benefits. In addressing this problem, the 1996 welfare reform law places restrictions on benefits to unwed teen parents, and it allows states to deny additional benefits to families having more children while receiving assistance. In the following viewpoint, Lisa E. Oliphant contends that welfare reform has not gone far enough to discourage out-ofwedlock births and divert families away from public assistance. In the author’s opinion, the most effective way to end...
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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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