SocietyNews
Food Stamps Won’t Buy Soda and Candy If This State Gets Its Way
Some taxpayers consider it a sweet idea: Trim the purchase of soda and candy from the benefits provided to food stamp users. The state of Maine… Read More
SocietyFeature
This Rehab Center Lifts Men and Women From Hopelessness of Poverty to Homeownership
Recovering addict Leann Lecik says her problems all began when she had surgery in the mid-2000s. The former pharmaceutical representative and national sales consultant was… Read More
SocietyNews
How Michigan’s Welfare Population Declined by 70% in 4 Years
Since Michigan Gov. Rick Snyder assumed office, the number of welfare recipients in the state has declined by a staggering 70 percent, according to a… Read More
SocietyCommentary
Many Who Are Trapped on Welfare Don’t Apply for Jobs
There are jobs are out there, according to data released Nov. 12 by the Bureau of Labor Statistics. The question is, who wants them? The… Read More
SocietyCommentary
When It Comes to Prosperity and Poverty, the UN Still Doesn’t Get It
The announcement last week that Angus Deaton of Princeton University won the 2015 Nobel Prize in economics offers an opportunity to celebrate the gains the… Read More
SocietyNews
What’s Behind Maine’s 22% Decrease in Food Stamp Recipients Since 2012
The Maine Department of Health and Human Services has announced that the state has fewer than 200,000 recipients enrolled in its Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program for… Read More
SocietyCommentary
How We Should Help the Poor Escape Poverty
The Census Bureau’s most recent poverty data was released last week. Predictably, vast expenditures on anti-poverty programs have not budged the numbers: more than 45… Read More
SocietyCommentary
The 4 Types of Poverty, and How to Cure Them
Over the past 10 years, in spite of massive and growing funding of America’s anti-poverty agenda, the percentage of individuals able to support themselves free… Read More
SocietyCommentary
US Spends Far More on Social Welfare Than Most European Nations
The U.S. Census Bureau has released its annual poverty report. Conventional wisdom holds that the U.S. has a small social welfare system and far more… Read More
SocietyCommentary
The Redistributive State: How Government Shifts Economic Resources from High- to Low-Income Households
This week, the U.S. Census Bureau will release its annual report on income and income inequality. Historically, the official Census figures on inequality are misleading… Read More
