New Orleans Something very surprising, and I think very important, is happening about attitudes about welfare. Finally! Unfortunately, it’s happening in the United Kingdom, rather than in the United States, but let’s take the wins where we find them, because there are lessons there that politicians and policy makers need to heed about the limits …
Tag: Benefits
Welfare, Just the Facts, Ma’am
New Orleans Trump’s aides in trying to explain the president’s feelings about cutting away more of what is left of the safety net including food stamps and housing subsidies as well as his support for work requirements on those programs and Medicaid say that he calls them all “welfare,” a word that he sees as …
Where are Seniors in the Fight for Social Security and Pensions?
New Orleans I’m scratching my head. Somehow, I’ve noticed something weird around the world, and it’s not adding up, or at least not adding up the way it should. Maybe you have noticed it as well. There are a lot of protests here and abroad about cutbacks and threats to pensions and benefit programs, but, …