Social Welfare State (Dluhy, PLS 505)
- Will
we always have an underclass? What
do we do about it?
- Historical
poverty statistics, never looked better
- Income
distribution statistics, not as optimistic
- Profile
of the TANF (temporary and needy families
- 50%
in and out of welfare, rest a one time only event
Is it better to educate and
train people with little or no skills and very little education for three years
at a cost of $43,800 or simply find them a job in a robust economy which will
cost the government about $3000 for every successful placement?
- Should
we change the Entitlement Programs and make them more close ended?
- Open
vs. Close ended entitlements
- 75%
of budget
- Remove
cost of living increases, triggers
- What
are the essential safety net programs and what programs can be eliminated?
Income maintenance
Health Care—medicare and
medicaid
Social Services
Education and Job Training
Housing
Food Stamps
Prescription
Drugs/eye-glasses
- How
has welfare reform worked? What
are the successes? Failures?
- Nationwide
AFDC case load has been cut 50% since 1996
- Entry
level vs. career ladder jobs
- Transportation
and Mobility of workers
- “Creaming”
- Subsidized
vs. unsubsidized jobs, using the tax credit approach
- What
is future of the welfare state?