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Social Welfare Policy

Social Welfare Policy. Introduction. Who benefits? Entitlements Social Insurance vs. Public Assistance. Poverty in America. By the numbers Family Structure Race Age Temporary vs. persistent poor Underclass and homeless Causes of Poverty. Contemporary Policy: Social Insurance.

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Social Welfare Policy

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  1. Social Welfare Policy

  2. Introduction • Who benefits? • Entitlements • Social Insurance vs. Public Assistance

  3. Poverty in America • By the numbers • Family Structure • Race • Age • Temporary vs. persistent poor • Underclass and homeless • Causes of Poverty

  4. Contemporary Policy: Social Insurance • Trust Fund • Social Security (OASDI) • Retirement benefits • Survivor and Disability benefits • Rising costs of social insurance

  5. Policy Evaluation: Social Insurance • Social Security Successes • The Trust Fund as inter-generational compact • Social Security Crisis Myth

  6. Policy Reform: Social Insurance • Changing Inputs and Outputs • Retirement age • Privatization • Current prospects

  7. Contemporary Policy: Public Assistance • Welfare • Means testing • Earned Income Tax Credit (EITC) • Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) • Food Stamps, etc.

  8. Policy Evaluation: Public Assistance • Stalemate in the war on poverty • Work disincentives • Complexity • The Welfare Paradox

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