WHY WELFARE REFORM WORKED
Jun 17, 2021
3 minutes
PETER SUDERMAN
State of the Union address in 1993, President Bill Clinton promised to “end welfare as we know it.” The system at the time famously disincentivized work by making it more lucrative for many to take benefits instead. He proposed placing time limits on benefits and requiring that recipients “get back to work in private business if possible.” Government, Clinton said, could lend a temporary helping hand to those
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