Posted at https://spotlightonpoverty.org/spotlight-exclusives/government-supports-are-responsible-for-poverty-reductions/ Danilo Trisi, Center on Budget and Policy Priorities, posted on August 14, 2019 The poverty rate has fallen by nearly half since 1967, largely due to the growing effectiveness of economic security programs such as Social Security, food … Continued
Posted at https://www.commondreams.org/news/2017/04/26/because-its-time-new-radical-ideas-ted-talk-universal-basic-income-gets-thunderous Published on Wednesday, April 26, 2017 by Common Dreams ‘Just imagine how much talent we would unleash if we got rid of poverty once and for all,’ said historian Rutger Bregman during talk By Andrea Germanos, staff … Continued
Posted at https://talkpoverty.org/2016/09/01/3-safety-net-improvements-help-keep-families-together/ September 1, 2016 | Megan Martin & Shadi Houshyar (AP Photo/Tamir Kalifa) There is a common narrative about the families who are involved with child welfare systems—one that portrays parents as abusive and unfit (or unwilling) to care for their children. … Continued