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“Welfare reform” was based on the cruel assumption that poor people couldn’t be trusted to collect welfare honestly. But it’s proving the opposite—that politicians and the wealthy misuse this money.


This content originally appeared on The Progressive — A voice for peace, social justice, and the common good 1 and was authored by Karen Dolan.