Brian Dukes

1740 days ago

my results show that—unlike race—the share of single mothers in the state, a state's wealth, or which political party has control of its legislature explain little of the variance in states' cash assistance spending.

Welfare Money Is Paying for a Lot of Things Besides Welfare

theatlantic.com

Instead of giving cash assistance to poor families, states are widening the racial divide. About the author: Zach Parolin is a post-doctoral researcher at Columbia University’s Center on Poverty & Social Policy.