Reagan welfare reform read as Puritan ethic debate
Reagan’s model aims to cut welfare by limiting aid to the truly needy and wrapping support in local and state work requirements. The plan provokes strong reactions from advocates, critics, and lawmakers as California and New York weigh budget effects and potential displacements.
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Welfare reformer notes middle America bias and hair debates
A welfare caseworker in a Chicano bar recalls mid America’s black or white view of welfare and the stigma faced by impoverished youth. She shares a story of a hard core welfare family, a son driven from school by a barber’s haircut, and the broader push for work incentives in welfare policy echoed by Governor Reagan.
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