Welfare: The Negative Societal Effects

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 i...

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Main Authors: Knight Victoria, Simpson David, Block Walter
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Sciendo 2015-12-01
Series:Acta Economica et Turistica
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1515/aet-2015-0006