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All Welfare Recipients Not Lazy Or Crooked
Letter from a Brooklyn reader highlights a New York City study by 18 private agencies on welfare. It reports low job attachment among recipients, high child welfare reliance, food insecurity, and hunger, arguing that many on welfare are not lazy. It also includes reader questions to Ann Landers about birthday gifts and family exploitation.
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Ann Landers
New York City
New York
Brooklyn
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