Democrats support the welfare state

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1 Comments
2 Myths
- 2.1 Facts
3 Status
4 Quality
5 Origin
6 Talking Points
7 Counterpoints
8 Sightings
9 Analysis

Comments

Myths

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[There are Welfare Queens driving Welfare Cadillacs].
[The poor receive the most welfare.]
[Welfare is to blame for runaway government spending.]
[People on welfare are lazy and stupid bums.]
[People on welfare are usually black, teenage mothers who stay on ten years at a time.]
[People on welfare should just find jobs.]
[Welfare gives people an economic incentive to avoid work.]
[Welfare gives mothers an economic incentive to have more children.]
[Welfare gives women an incentive to have children out of wedlock or break up marriages].
[Welfare can be replaced by charity].
[Welfare increases poverty].
[Welfare traps people in poverty].
[The U.S. has wasted over $5 trillion on the war on poverty].

Facts

Republican-voting states are the ones on Welfare, according to the conservative Tax Foundation: http://taxprof.typepad.com/taxprof_blog/2004/09/red_states_feed.html
Cutting the Estate Tax is a form of welfare only thousands of times more so.

Status

under development

Quality

Origin

Talking Points

Counterpoints

Bush passed a huge expansion of medicare with his prescription drug benefit

Sightings

Analysis

Issue Guide: Frequently Asked Questions about Welfare answered the following questions:

What is Temporary Assistance for Needy Families?
Who is eligible for TANF?
How are federal TANF dollars distributed?
What are the law’s work requirements?.
What are considered work-related activities under TANF?
Are there time limits for TANF recipients?
How much federal funding is provided for TANF on an annual basis?
How much TANF funding goes to child care?
Are immigrants eligible for TANF?
What are “barriers to employment” and how common are they among TANF recipients?
Has welfare reform been a success?
What is the current status of welfare reauthorization?

The above questions are answered here: Issue Guide: Frequently Asked Questions about Welfare

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