Democrats support the welfare state
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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
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Counterpoints
Bush passed a huge expansion of medicare with his prescription drug benefit
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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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