Welfare State

[Max Sawicky]

AFDC/TANF caseloads have been cut by over three million
'cases' (some consisting of kids only).  A lot of these cases
are in separate work programs.  Meanwhile we have the
expansion of Medicaid eligibility, the new SCHIP program,
and the expanded EITC (now the second largest means-
tested program), among other stuff.

I'm just finishing a medium-opus criticizing TANF, so don't
get me wrong on that, but the initial question was posed in
the form of some broad and widespread systemic decline.
I don't think that's right.

mbs


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> Its not smaller, it just services fewer people?  Unless you mean
> things like farm subsidies and the like.
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