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Universal Social Savings/Insurance Old Age Survivors and Disability Insurance (OASDI) or what is commonly understood as Social Security, Targeted Means-tested program Old Age Assistance- (OAA) a means-tested welfare program for the elderly, Aid to the Permanently and Totally Disabled (APTD)- a means tested welfare program for blind and severely disabled individuals, Aid to Dependent Children (ADC) - a means-tested welfare program for mothers with dependent children who were unable to provide for themselves.
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Welfare Recipients
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1970$753 1975658 1980583 1985527 1990516 1995425 Average AFDC Family Benefit
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Income and Poverty Among Single Mothers Source: U.S. Census Bureau (2001).
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Mixed Messages: Abortion versus Welfare
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Dissatisfaction with Welfare Thinking outside the box Family Assistance Plan
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Targeted Means-tested program Old Age Assistance- a means-tested welfare program for the elderly, Aid to the Permanently and Totally Disabled (APTD)- a means tested welfare program for blind and severely disabled individuals, These are folded back into Social Security as SSI Aid to Dependent Children (ADC) - a means-tested welfare program for mothers with dependent children who were unable to provide for themselves.
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From 1973 on Welfare is Limited to Single Mothers and their Children
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What do we do for poor mothers? AFDC Welfare payments Murray and other critics say the program is the problem. Welfare leads to Out-of-Wedlock births.
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During period in shaded area welfare rolls essentially remained unchanged while the percent of moms working increased
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What can be done for children in poverty? Protect from neglect Any chance we can do for kids what we did for seniors?
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