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This 7 page paper discusses the significance & purpose of welfare in society. Specific issues concerning such relevant items as The Family Support Act are brought up to illustrate points argued about the possible costs of welfare reform. Bibliography lists 9 sources.
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Robin Hoods actions should be considered just. Although Hoods escapades would today be deemed illegal and theoretically "wrong" in our contemporary American society, there does ironically exist a modern
entity which is comparably similar to Robin Hood and more often than not, equally as criticized. This socio-economical entity known as welfare has been the subject of much debate
for quite a number of decades and growing numbers of related reform programs continue to flower the promises of politicians with new hopes that often falsely claim to be both
mutually beneficial and satisfactory to all. Public assistance programs, commonly called welfare, provide cash or in-kind benefits for particular categories of poor and impoverished persons.
To be eligible for such programs a person must have income and assets below a certain level (a means test) and often must meet other eligibility criteria. Public
provision for the poor in the United States remains strongly influenced by the poor laws of England, which were punitive toward recipients of public charity. In general, those who
need public assistance are stigmatized, and their poverty is viewed as abnormal and temporary. U.S. welfare programs grew significantly following World War II, and these
increases raised questions about the extent and quality of public assistance. Recessions, unemployment, federal and state debts, rising taxes and shifts in federal funding expectations of the states along with
problematic state tax receipts, all create a context in which public assistance criticisms become accentuated. In the last presidential campaign
(federal), it looked as though welfare was going to figure in quite prominently. President Bush brought up the subject whenever he could, claiming to have an agenda "to change
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