Government welfare and benefit programs are among the favorite targets of capitalists, right-wing extremists, and authoritarians. During election season, promises to reduce the government’s spending ...

Public assistance, commonly called welfare, and the SNAP program, formerly known as food stamps, are two lifelines that millions of American households depend on to stave off hunger and make ends meet ...

A column in the Wall Street Journal last week by House Budget Committee Chairman Jodey Arrington (R-Texas) and former Senator Phil Gramm (R-Texas), titled “Welfare is What’s Eating the Budget,” argued ...

The gap between the number of eligible Americans and those who actually receive public assistance benefits often comes down to the administrative burdens posed by state and federal bureaucracies.

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The full report is available here in Adobe Acrobat PDF format. All across the developed world, uneasiness is growing about the continuing rise in government social welfare spending and the dependent ...

With the passage of the Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act (PRWORA) of 1996, the United States embarked on a major policy change to its social welfare and safety net ...

This week, Congress approved a temporary government funding package, once again averting a potential shutdown, at least until next year. As is the case every time this happens, there are a few key ...

I can tell it's time for me to once again explain to people that SSI and Social Security are two entirely different programs. Every single day, I get emails from readers who say something like this: ...