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Means Tested Programs B

Means Tested Programs B. Welfare. Source: Brookings. Theme for Today as we move from TANF to Healthcare. Bi-polar (as in shifting back and forth) Tension between our values of: Personal Responsibility & Leave No One Behind. History of Government Assistance in the United States.

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Means Tested Programs B

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  1. Means Tested Programs B Welfare Source: Brookings

  2. Theme for Today as we move from TANF to Healthcare • Bi-polar (as in shifting back and forth) Tension between our values of: • Personal Responsibility & • Leave No One Behind

  3. History of Government Assistance in the United States Social Security Act of 1935 (Great Depression) Social Security, pensions for elderly Unemployment compensation Aid to mothers with dependent children Later became AFDC (Aid to Families with Dependent Children) In 1996 it became TANF (Temporary Assistance to Needy Families under the Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act of 1996) Commonly Known as Welfare

  4. http://www.pbs.org/pov/pov2001/takeitfromme/abouttheissues.htmlhttp://www.pbs.org/pov/pov2001/takeitfromme/abouttheissues.html Ideological Shifts in Media Discourse Over Time Misra Moller and Karides 2003 Data Source: http://www.acf.hhs.gov/news/stats/3697.htm

  5. http://www.pbs.org/pov/pov2001/takeitfromme/abouttheissues.htmlhttp://www.pbs.org/pov/pov2001/takeitfromme/abouttheissues.html Misra Moller and Karides 2003 Ideological Shifts in Media Discourse Over Time Data Source: http://www.acf.hhs.gov/news/stats/3697.htm

  6. SCHIP Prescriptions for seniors FDA CDC UI Food Stamps HUD EITC SSI As we will discuss, federal employees and railroad employees don’t participate in social security. “Welfare” Public School College Loans One Stop Centers VESID

  7. These are taxes to yourself – to pay for your personal insurance

  8. Certain Groups are Over-Represented in PovertyQuiz questions: 1&2 Table 9.2: Who Are the Poor in the United States?

  9. http://www.ndol.org/ndol_ci.cfm?kaid=114&subid=143&contentid=250112http://www.ndol.org/ndol_ci.cfm?kaid=114&subid=143&contentid=250112

  10. CNN Video Clip:Note the main parts of welfare reform What are the main points of the reform?

  11. And What part is each of the following cartoons poking fun at as: • -impractical • -harsh • -distracting from the real problem

  12. www.claybennett.com/pages/welffare_reform.html

  13. TANF FamiliesFiscal Years 1996 - 2005 Most Rhetoric is about adults, But most clients are kids. 1 Is the Reform a Success? Hard to Say Because… http://www.acf.dhhs.gov/programs/ofa/

  14. Corporate Welfare Video http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rHcLCSA75mE&feature=relatedhttp://echo.lemoyne.edu/start/main.asp http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rHcLCSA75mE&feature=related http://www.cnn.com/ALLPOLITICS/time/1998/11/02/corp.welfare.html

  15. Corporate Welfare: • A term that refers to government subsidies for businesses and wealthy individuals. (Eagan 108) • Spending for corporate welfare programs outweighs spending for low-income programs by more than three to one: $167 billion to $51.7 billion (source: Aid for Dependent Corporations, from the Corporate Welfare Project and How Much Do We Spend on Welfare?, from the Center on Budget and Policy Priorities, FY 95 figures) Eagan p.111 pp2 (6 lines from bottom) The ones driving welfare Cadillacs are not poor mothers but chairmen of the board. Used by both Liberals and then Conservatives, but in slightly different ways… http://www.cartoonwork.com/archive/uspoliticscartoons/welfarecadillac.htm

  16. Liberal Left (108) Argue for including tax expenditures in def. Because from budget perspective the same as if the gvt spent the $. Also, once added to tax code, not subject to annual budget review process & thus harder to remove Conservative Policy Organizations (109) Argue to exclude tax expenditures from def. Because for them reduce tax expend-itures is the same as increasing taxes on business Broad Definition Narrow Definition Egan: Why the difference of opinion? What are their interests? Cato estimate: $65 Billion CSRL estimate: $167 Billion Compare Corp Welf to Welf for Poor Make Econ run efficiently

  17. Average taxpayers pick up an expensive tab for corporate welfare expenditures. Government spending for corporate welfare programs far exceeds government spending for social programs. • Spending for corporate welfare programs outweighs spending for low-income programs by more than three to one: $167 billion to $51.7 billion (source: Aid for Dependent Corporations, from the Corporate Welfare Project and How Much Do We Spend on Welfare?, from the Center on Budget and Policy Priorities, FY 95 figures) • Total federal spending on a safety net for the poor costs the average taxpayer about $400 a year, while spending on corporate welfare programs costs the same taxpayer about $1400 a year. (source: CBO figures) • Corporate welfare programs are protected at the expense of the poor and powerless. In the last Congress, spending for the needy absorbed the majority of spending cuts, while corporate welfare spending was barely touched. • Over 90% of the budget cuts passed by the last Congress cut spending for the poor -- programs that ensure food for the needy, housing for the homeless, job training for the unemployed, community health care for the sick. (source: Center on Budget and Policy Priorities, Bearing Most of the Burden, 1996).Only 3.9% of total federal outlays go to programs that solely benefit poor people. Welfare programs for corporations do not play by the same rules as welfare for people. Welfare benefits for individuals and families are limited by strict eligibility requirements and time limits, while corporations get corporate welfare benefits regardless of wealth or accountability. Individuals and families must demonstrate need to receive benefits, while corporations with billions of dollars in annual income remain on the federal dole. • Fact: Most social spending is in the form of discretionary spending, which is scrutinized in the annual budget negotiating process in Congress; most corporate welfare programs are in the form of tax expenditures, which go on and on since they are not subject to annual review by Congress.

  18. In fiscal year 2002, the federal government spent about $93 billion on programs that subsidize businesses. http://www.cato.org/pubs/handbook/hb108/hb108-33.pdf

  19. Beyond here fyi- go to Food Stamps

  20. Focus on Work and Accountability Wednesday, June 28, 2006

  21. TANF FamiliesFiscal Years 1996 - 2005 Most Rhetoric is about adults, But most clients are kids. 1 Is the Reform a Success? Hard to Say Because… http://www.acf.dhhs.gov/programs/ofa/

  22. Many people rely on welfare. Is being a welfare queen the norm? Most Rhetoric is about adults, But most clients are kids. 2 Source: Mark Rank. 2004. One Nation, Underprivileged. Oxford University Press. P.103 Is the Reform a Success? Hard to Say Because…

  23. Source: Mark Rank. 2004. One Nation, Underprivileged. Oxford University Press. P.105

  24. Does it Raise you Above Poverty? 4 Source: Mark Rank. 2004. One Nation, Underprivileged. Oxford University Press. P.103 Is the Reform a Success? Hard to Say Because…

  25. Does it Raise you Above Poverty? 4 Source: Mark Rank. 2004. One Nation, Underprivileged. Oxford University Press. P.103 Is the Reform a Success? Hard to Say Because…

  26. Studying Actual Budget Usage • Source: Edin and Lein

  27. Studying Actual Budget Usage Quiz # 19 Welfare Reliant Working • Source: Edin and Lein

  28. Was the Purpose to reduce expenditures? 5 Source: Mark Rank. 2004. One Nation, Underprivileged. Oxford University Press. P.103 Is the Reform a Success? Hard to Say Because… The Washington Post National Weekly Edition p20

  29. We’re spending less on cash Assistance:But more overall 1999 1995 Less than 1% of federal budget (Nightengale and Haveman preface 1995) 1990 32 26 21 http://www.heritage.org/Research/Welfare/Test030701b.cfm

  30. Was the Purpose to Help the poor Or employers? 6 6 Source: Mark Rank. 2004. One Nation, Underprivileged. Oxford University Press. P.103 Is the Reform a Success? Hard to Say Because… The Washington Post National Weekly Edition p20

  31. Is the Reform a Success? It depends on how you define success…

  32. An alternative for the Final Paper Quiz Question # 7

  33. Handouts

  34. End

  35. Extra Material for Discussion

  36. http://www.cartoonwork.com/archive/uspoliticscartoons/queen.htmhttp://www.cartoonwork.com/archive/uspoliticscartoons/queen.htm

  37. http://www.ndol.org/ndol_ci.cfm?kaid=114&subid=143&contentid=250112http://www.ndol.org/ndol_ci.cfm?kaid=114&subid=143&contentid=250112

  38. Re Visit Quiz Question # 9 http://www.cartoonwork.com/archive/socio-econcartoons/welfare-experience.htm

  39. TANF FamiliesFiscal Years 1996 - 2005

  40. Effect of the Caseload Reduction CreditFY 1997 – 2004 and FY 2007

  41. TANF Families Required to Participate in Work Activities in FY 2004 (Hours reported for the prior month)

  42. Welfare Mother Stereotypes http://www.photodocumentarypress.com/wel_mom.html

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