PSCI 3325 Study Guide - Final Guide: Temporary Assistance For Needy Families, Earned Income Tax Credit, Pork Barrel
27 Jan 2017
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Federal government first became involved with the afdc (aid to families with dependent children), which started with the new deal but was not really actually utilized until the 1970"s. (so either the answer is 1930"s, Basic justification - (not sure) but to establish a minimum standard of living and also to ultimately (hopefully) eliminate the poverty rate by providing more than just temporary aid like job training, child care, transportation. Immigrants, welfare queens, people living solely off welfare: prwora (1996) instituted work requirements, limited immigrant benefits, set 5 year cap on tanf. Reasons: military-industrial complex, new technology, procurement can be difficult when the military wants a new weapons system on the basis of only prototypes and projections. Sometimes ideas that seem good on the drawing board do not work out in real life. Sometimes contractors have strong incentive to over-charge everything.
