A Safety Net That Works: Improving Federal Programs for Low-Income Americans

Robert Doar
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Abstract: Of course, not all of the problems facing low-income Americans will be solved by federal antipoverty programs. But many of these assistance programs do reduce poverty and, with thoughtful reform, could be even more effective in helping struggling Americans move up. This volume intends to help policymakers understand how each program functions—its strengths, as well as its weaknesses.

Keywords: Medicaid; homelessness; Earned Income Tax Credit; US Housing Market; Early Childhood Education; AEI Press; child care; Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program; child support; SNAP; What to Do: Policy Recommendations on Poverty; Economics of Work and the Family; Human Dignity Project (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: A (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2017
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