The True Cost of Welfare

By: clarkbarrow (Diary)  |  July 24th at 10:42 PM  | 

By Clark Barrow July 24, 2012 Despite a 1,600 percent increase in welfare program spending, the number of poverty stricken Americans is approaching a record high. Truckloads of additional spending intended to help the poor have done little to lift them up. This brings the obvious question: Are these welfare programs actually reducing poverty? A recent survey of economic experts by the Associated Press found | Read More »