2019-01-06

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Knowing Better

Welfare reform is part of every politician's speech, but what programs do we already have and how could they be improved?

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Thanks to donoteat01 for explaining housing assistance:

https://www.youtube.com/user/donoteat01

https://twitter.com/donoteat1

Check out his video on Public Housing: https://youtu.be/xqJbE1bvdgo

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General Sources

https://www.cbo.gov/publication/53624

https://aspe.hhs.gov/poverty-guidelines

Tax Credits

https://fas.org/sgp/crs/misc/R43805.pdf

https://www.eitc.irs.gov/eitc-central/statistics-for-tax-returns-with-eitc/statistics-for-2017-tax-returns-with-eitc

https://www.cbpp.org/research/federal-tax/chart-book-the-earned-income-tax-credit-and-child-tax-credit

https://www.taxpolicycenter.org/publications/refundable-credits-earned-income-tax-credit-and-child-tax-credit/full

Education

https://trends.collegeboard.org/student-aid/figures-tables/pell-grants-total-expenditures-maximum-and-average-grant-and-number-recipients-over-time

Lifeline

https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2018/09/millions-could-lose-cheap-phone-service-under-fccs-overhaul-of-lifeline/

TANF

https://dfcs.georgia.gov/tanf-eligibility-requirements

https://www.georgialegalaid.org/resource/an-overview-of-temporary-assistance-to-needy

https://www.cbpp.org/research/family-income-support/tanf-benefits-remain-low-despite-recent-increases-in-some-states

SNAP/WIC

https://www.cbpp.org/research/food-assistance/a-quick-guide-to-snap-eligibility-and-benefits

Medicaid/CHIP/ACA

https://www.kff.org/medicaid/state-indicator/total-medicaid-spending/?currentTimeframe=0&sortModel=%7B%22colId%22:%22Location%22,%22sort%22:%22asc%22%7D

https://www.medicaid.gov/medicaid/program-information/medicaid-and-chip-enrollment-data/report-highlights/index.html

https://www.cbsnews.com/news/obamacare-subsidies-to-jump-10-billion-in-2017/

Unemployment

https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BUDGET-2016-BUD/pdf/BUDGET-2016-BUD.pdf

https://oui.doleta.gov/unemploy/content/data.asp

https://tcf.org/content/report/unemployment-trust-fund-recovery-helping-employers-not-workers/?agreed=1

https://newrepublic.com/article/97971/would-extending-unemployment-benefits-increase-unemployment

https://www.aboutunemployment.org/faqs/best-and-worst-states-for-unemployment-benefits/

https://www.businessinsider.com/heres-how-long-unemployment-benefits-now-last-in-each-state-2014-1

http://www.savingtoinvest.com/maximum-weekly-unemployment-benefits-by-state/

Social Security

https://www.ssa.gov/policy/docs/chartbooks/fast_facts/2016/fast_facts16.html

https://www.ssa.gov/budget/FY18Files/2018BST.pdf

Universal Basic Income

https://interestingengineering.com/the-15-most-promising-universal-basic-income-trials

https://www.economist.com/finance-and-economics/2018/04/26/the-lapsing-of-finlands-universal-basic-income-trial

https://www.marketplace.org/2016/12/20/world/dauphin

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Photo Credits -

https://www.taxpolicycenter.org/sites/default/files/publication/139841/01_2.png

https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:USDA_Food_Pyramid.gif

https://www.census.gov/content/dam/Census/newsroom/blogs/2016/06/americas-age-profile-told-through-population-pyramids/Chart-1.png

Thumbnail - https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Homeless_is_sleeping_at_bus_stop.JPG

Video Credits -

Original Obamaphone Lady: Obama Voter Says Vote for Obama because he gives a free Phone - RealFreedom1776 - https://youtu.be/tpAOwJvTOio

Universal Basic Income Explained – Free Money for Everybody? UBI - Kurzgesagt - In a Nutshell - /youtube/video/kl39KHS07Xc

Music Credits -

"Furious Freak" and "Inspired" by Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)

Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License

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