Welfare | Work Requirements Harm Poor Mothers
Randy Albelda argues in the following viewpoint that the current policy of requiring the head of each welfare family to work within two years of accepting benefits is harming poor mothers and their children. According to Albelda, work requirements are pushing women into inflexible, low-wage jobs that offer no health benefits and inadequate support for raising children. The present welfare policy should be amended to include income supplements for part-time work or a shorter work week, so that mothers do not have to put low-wage employment ahead of the needs of their children. Albelda is...
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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
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