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How to Fix Work Disincentives and Marriage Penalties in America’s Social Safety Net

By Filings on Mon, 06/13/22
Society & Culture
Welfare
Poverty
Social Services
Work

“these flaws in welfare policies apply with special force to those who are just at the point of making the transition from poverty to self-sufficiency. These problems have long been known. So why have they not been corrected long ago? And what can be done to fix them now?” - IFS

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Topics: Theology of Work, Welfare, Poverty
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