Welfare Payments to the Disabled. Making America Sick?.

Weaver, Carolyn L.

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ERIC Number: EJ504368

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Publication Date: 1995

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Welfare Payments to the Disabled. Making America Sick?

Weaver, Carolyn L.

American Enterprise, v6 n1 p61-64 Jan-Feb 1995

Welfare reform must include reform of the Supplemental Security Income (SSI) program, which is more costly and faster growing than Aid to Families with Dependent Children. SSI allows growing numbers of disabled citizens to depend on the government in spite of new employment opportunities for the disabled and protective legislation. (SLD)

Descriptors: Children, Cost Effectiveness, Disabilities, Disability Discrimination, Equal Opportunities (Jobs), Federal Legislation, Government Role, Older Adults, Program Improvement, Welfare Recipients, Welfare Reform, Welfare Services

Publication Type: Opinion Papers; Reports - Evaluative; Journal Articles

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Language: English

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Identifiers - Laws, Policies, & Programs: Aid to Families with Dependent Children

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