03305cam a2200277 4500 1164132758 TxAuBib 20121228120000.0 110519s2012||||||||||||||||||||||||eng|u 2011021326 9780737754308 hbk. 0737754303 hbk. DLC DLC TnLvILS TxAuBib Welfare / Margaret Haerens, book editor. Detroit, [MI : Greenhaven Press, 2012. 223 p. : ill. ; 24 cm. Opposing viewpoints. Includes bibliographical references and index. Ch. 1. Is welfare reform working? Welfare reform is working / Steven Malanga -- Welfare reform is not working / Barbara Ehrenreich and Peter Edelman -- Welfare reform has had mixed results / Douglas J. Besharov -- Welfare reform has not gone far enough / Craig R. Smith -- A new agenda is needed to fight poverty / Mark Schmitt and Shelley Waters Boots -- Welfare helps reduce poverty / Anthony DiMaggio -- Ch. 2. How has the recession affected welfare? The stimulus bill reverses welfare reform / Israel Ortega -- The stimulus bill does not reverse welfare reform / Sharon Parrott -- Welfare is being underutilized during the recession / James Warren -- Renewing and expanding the TANF Emergency Fund reverses welfare reform / Rachel Sheffield -- The TANF Emergency Fund creates jobs and should be reauthorized / Christine L. Owens and George Wentworth -- Another round of welfare reform is needed now / Chuck Donovan and Robert Rector -- High unemployment necessitates promise of a job program for welfare-leavers / Anthony J. Mallon and Guy V.G. Stevens -- Ch. 3. How do welfare policies affect families? Pro-marriage welfare policies help families / Ron Haskins -- Pro-marriage welfare policies do not help families / Maria Cancian, Daniel R. Meyer, and Deborah Reed -- Welfare reform lowered unwed parenting rates / Ann Coulter -- Welfare reform did not affect unwed parenting rates / David R. Usher -- Food stamps have contributed to an overly dependent underclass / Patrick J. Buchanan -- Access to food stamps is essential for needy families / Jennifer DePaul -- Ch. 4. What are some alternatives and improvements to the welfare system? Incentives to save money would best serve low-income families / Sreya Sarkar -- Targeted job programs could reduce poverty / Margaret Simms -- Private charity should replace welfare / Michael Tanner and Tad DeHaven -- A comprehensive anti-poverty policy is an alternative to welfare / David R. Francis -- The Earned Income Tax Credit should be reconfigured / Alan Berube -- A basic income guarantee can and should replace welfare / Mark Radulich -- Restoring a culture of marriage will reduce poverty / Janice Shaw Crouse -- Welfare programs should include mandatory drug testing / Ranee -- Welfare programs should not include mandatory drug testing / Matt Lewis and Elizabeth Kenefick. This volume examines various points of view about public and private welfare as it is practiced in the United States. 20121228. Public welfare United States. Haerens, Margaret. Opposing viewpoints. TXKIP