1. Patching Up Safety Net, Without Putting It at Risk.
- Author
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PORTER, EDUARDO
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SOCIAL Security (United States) , *WELFARE state , *POOR people , *TAXATION , *GOVERNMENT policy , *SERVICES for poor people , *HISTORY ,UNITED States social policy, 1993- ,UNITED States social policy - Abstract
The article discusses approaches to funding social safety net programs in the United States such as Social Security, Medicaid and Medicare, and food stamps. The author highlights former U.S. under secretary of health Wilbur Cohen's argument that programs targeted directly at poor individuals receive poor funding and political support, compares targeted and universal social welfare programs, and discusses redistribution-based tax policies in the U.S.
- Published
- 2015