Welfare State

[Max Sawicky]

TANF is a $16b program in a $2 trillion budget.  There
are lots of reasons to criticize it, but meanwhile we have
had the creation and expansion of other welfare programs.
The catch is they are conditional on employment and they
have funding problems that so far have been lurking but
not fully come into view.  I don't think this adds up to
"a decline of the welfare state."  There is some change
on the edges and some stagnation, but that's different,
IMO.

mbs


> -----Original Message-----
> From: owner-lbo-talk at lists.panix.com
> [mailto:owner-lbo-talk at lists.panix.com]On Behalf Of Doug Henwood
> Sent: Thursday, May 09, 2002 11:02 AM
> To: lbo-talk at lists.panix.com
> Subject: RE: Welfare State
> 
> 
> Max Sawicky wrote:
> 
> >there is no decline of the Welfare State.
> 
> In the U.S.? What about AFDC->TANF?
> 
> Doug
>