A Two-Tiered Welfare State

Leah Hamilton ()
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Leah Hamilton: Appalachian State University

Chapter Chapter 6 in Welfare Doesn't Work, 2020, pp 93-106 from Palgrave Macmillan

Abstract: Abstract The eligibility rules, sanctions, and privacy intrusions discussed in previous chapters only exist in programs aimed at low-income families. None of these features can be found in programs aimed at middle- or upper-income families, which constitute much greater proportions of the total federal budget. Possible explanations for this double standard include the application of ascetic values to needy families and lower levels of empathy across racial groups. The two tiers of social policy have detrimental effects to all Americans. Basic-income advocates argue that the only way to address unfair social policy is to replace significant pieces of it with one, universal system.

Keywords: Welfare; Taxes; Asceticism; Race; Empathy; Democracy (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2020
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DOI: 10.1007/978-3-030-37121-0_6

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