Welfare

House Speaker John Boehner, R-Ohio

Conflict of interests could fetter Farm Bill

Welfare | The Senate passed its version of a new farm bill Tuesday, but a portion of the subsidy package threatens to kill the measure in the House as it did last year. The farm bill ties together two hotly contested social…

Stacks of paperwork await members of the House Agriculture Committee, on Capitol Hill in Washington, as it meets to consider proposals to the 2013 Farm Bill.

SNAP—and pop goes 1990s welfare reform

Welfare |  Government recruiters have now enrolled a record 47 million people in the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP), also known as food stamps. That…

FAMILY SUCCESS: Doar proposed a marketing campaign that highlights the importance of work, family, and personal responsibility.
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Powerful obscurity

Welfare |  Robert Doar may not be well-known, but he made welfare reform a reality in New York City

Locks, burqas, and welfare: Signs of weakness, not strength

Locks, burqas, and welfare: Signs of weakness, not strength

Compassion |  Do home windows with metal grilles, doors with triple locks, and signs that advertise security systems suggest a societal commitment to the sanctity of…

A California electronic benefit transfer (food stamp) card.

Food stamp consumption continues to rise

Welfare |  Recent numbers from the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) show the number of food stamp recipients continuing its upward climb. Most concerning…

Muslim domestic workers stand in front of a maid agency in Singapore

No entitlements

Economy |  SINGAPORE—While the U.S. unemployment rate "dropped" to 7.7 percent last month—a figure even The Washington Post acknowledged was due "… in large part…

Obama (left) and Clinton Wednesday night

Welfare work debate

Poverty |  As politicians from both parties debate changes to welfare reform, a new government report sides with Republicans

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Paycheck program

Welfare |  By encouraging work, the Earned Income Tax Credit is one form of social spending that many conservatives can support

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