Poverty and Inequality

Issue

Today, the U.S. spends 16 times as much on welfare as it spent in the 1960s yet the federal poverty rate remains nearly unchanged.

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COMMENTARY

Biden’s “Checks for Children” Scam: Designed To Overturn Welfare Reform

Feb 18, 2022 2 min read

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REPORT

The War on Poverty has cost the taxpayers nearly three and a half times the combined cost of all military wars in U.S. history.

Understanding the Hidden $1.1 Trillion Welfare System and How to Reform It

Apr 5, 2018 Over an hour read

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Commentary

Bidenvilles: America’s New Emblem of Decay Simon Hankinson

Jul 25, 2022 6 min read

Commentary

“COVID Relief” Lottery Demonstrates the Folly of Guaranteed Income Jamie Bryan Hall

Apr 19, 2022 3 min read

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2021 Antipoverty Forum: Roadmap for a New Generation of Welfare Reform

Commentary

Biggest Means Tested Welfare Increase in U.S. History Would Hurt, Not Help, T...

Nov 5, 2021 2 min read

Commentary

Work Matters, Despite What Congressional Democrats Think Leslie Ford

Oct 25, 2021 2 min read

Commentary

What Absent Fathers Need To Do Right Now for Their Children Terris Todd

Oct 5, 2021 3 min read

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Critical Race Theory Would Not Solve Racial Inequality: It Would Deepen It Christopher Rufo

Mar 23, 2021 23 min read

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Homelessness in America: An Overview Christopher Rufo

Feb 16, 2021 10 min read

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Jamie Bryan Hall

Research Fellow, Center for Health and Welfare Policy

Robert Rector

Senior Research Fellow, Center for Health and Welfare Policy

Leslie Ford

Visiting Fellow, Center for Health and Welfare Policy

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