Welfare reform: women and children first
1987
Pratt-Marston, C.
A critical report argues that US "welfare reform" must be judged on the basis of whether more children and their families have been removed from poverty for protracted periods of time, and that the push for welfare reform by the present administration has been based on reducing expenditures rather than poverty. It is argued that federal expenses for the wide variety of US welfare programs amount to less than 9% of the federal budget and that these have received a major share of federal budget cuts during the past few years. Specific attention is given to a critique of the administration's 1981 Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act and the resultant reduction is welfare benefits. Strategic actions that are believed to be able to provide substantial help at the present time are itemized and discussed.
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