Friday, September 30, 2005

Brookings Institute asks why if more people are working, there are more living in poverty

"The direction we are headed in is making benefits [for the disadvantaged] more conditional on people helping themselves," Sawhill said. "But government needs to uphold its side of that bargain, as well, which is: If you work, you shouldn't be poor."

Brookings Ends Research on Welfare Reform

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