Welfare: The Negative Societal Effects

Knight Victoria (), Simpson David () and Block Walter ()
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Knight Victoria: College of Music and Fine Arts, Loyola University New Orleans
Simpson David: Joseph A. Butt, S.J. College of Business, Loyola University New Orleans
Block Walter: Harold E. Wirth Eminent Scholar Endowed Chair and Professor of Economics, Joseph A. Butt, S.J. College of Business, Loyola University New Orleans

Acta Economica Et Turistica, 2015, vol. 1, issue 1-2, 77-93

Abstract: The welfare system was instituted, presumably, to decrease poverty, increase the wealth and well-being of the poor. Paradoxically, it has had just about the opposite effect. How did this boomerang in public policy occur? It is simple. Welfare payments helped break up the family, disproportionately in the black community. But a non-intact family is one of the most effective causal agents in impoverishment. Hence, a program that throws massive amounts of money at poor people reduces their economic wellbeing, does not increase it.

Keywords: welfare; poverty; family (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2015
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DOI: 10.1515/aet-2015-0006

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