SocietyNews
In Digital Age, Government Fails to Trace Food Stamp Fraud Online
States are ill equipped to detect and report food stamp fraud in the digital age, including attempts to sell benefits for cash, alcohol and other… Read More
SocietyNews
Miley Cyrus Shocks Fans at VMAs … for All the Right Reasons
Pop singer Miley Cyrus shocked those watching the 2014 MTV Video Music Awards last night – but not in the way you might think. Instead… Read More
SocietyCommentary
Why Are Fewer People Using Food Stamps?
Food stamp use is on the decline. Finally. In recent years, the number of food stamp recipients has skyrocketed, growing by about 26.39 million people… Read More
SocietyCommentary
This Chart Proves the War on Poverty Has Been a Catastrophic Failure
For the past 50 years, the government’s annual poverty rate has hardly changed at all. According to the U.S. Census Bureau, 15 percent of Americans… Read More
Paul Ryan Unveils Plan to Fight Poverty, Increase Upward Mobility
In conjunction with the 50th anniversary of President Lyndon B. Johnson’s War on Poverty, Rep. Paul Ryan, R-Wis., unveiled a new plan today designed to… Read More
SocietyCommentary
Is America Still a Land of Opportunity?
Every one of us has an opportunity storyline. Maybe a fourth-grade teacher nurtured a knack for math. Maybe a friend of the family offered a… Read More
SocietyNews
This State Overpaid on Food Stamps, Costing Taxpayers Millions.
OSAWATOMIE, Kan.—For Kansas, the bad news is the state flubbed more than $18.9 million in Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Payments during fiscal 2013. The good news… Read More
SocietyNews
Deceased Louisiana Citizens Collect Food Stamps
The state of Louisiana has been feeding the hungry … even from beyond the grave. An April audit discovered that the state has paid more… Read More
SocietyNews
This State Won $7M from Taxpayers … for Wasting $48M in Food Stamps
MIAMI — Florida once again is getting a hefty bonus from federal officials for “saving” taxpayers money. This year, the state’s Department of Children and… Read More
Will Conservatives Back Sentencing Reform Merging ‘Compassion and Common Sense’?
A voter initiative aims to attract bipartisan support for relieving prison overcrowding by reducing sentences for non-violent crimes and putting the savings into community programs. The… Read More
SocietyNews
Study: Banning Sugary Drinks in Food Stamps Could Slash Obesity, Type 2 Diabetes
Prohibiting federal food stamp dollars from being used to buy sodas and sugary beverages could slash obesity and Type 2 diabetes in recipients, claimed a… Read More
SecurityCommentary
A View of the Poor from the Top
The Washington Monument reopened recently, almost three years after an earthquake damaged it. (A freestanding stone structure is a poor design for handling quakes.) So… Read More
SocietyNews
Dr. Ben Carson’s Conservative Message Proves a Hit on ‘The View’
Dr. Ben Carson commanded applause on “The View” when he said the welfare state is not helping Americans as it should. The retired neurosurgeon’s comments… Read More
What Bill Gates Got Right on Welfare Reform
Bill Gates shared some insightful comments on welfare reform in an interview last month with Rolling Stone. “Why aren’t the technocrats taking the poverty programs,… Read More
Time to Accept the End of Marriage?
“Is it time to embrace the end of marriage and embrace some new ideas about romance and family? …Does culture have it right or is… Read More
Ryan’s Budget on Welfare: Good Steps on Work, but Fails to Approach Total Welfare System
When it comes to welfare, Paul Ryan’s budget takes some steps in the right direction. It has a work requirement, which is absolutely crucial to… Read More
It’s Time To End Welfare for Big Business
Representative Paul Ryan of Wisconsin will release his House Republican budget next week, and one of its themes will be the fight against corporate welfare…. Read More
Billions Wasted on “Improper” Food Stamp Payments
According to a new report issued by the Office of Management and Budget (OMB), $2.7 billion worth of improper food stamp payments were made in… Read More
The Sneaky Way Three States Are Getting Around a New Food Stamp Reform
Three states are trying to get around a new minor reform Congress made to the food stamp program. In the farm bill it passed earlier… Read More
One Change That Would Actually Help Reduce Child Poverty
The Children’s Defense Fund recently declared war on child poverty—despite the fact that we’re already 50 years and $20 trillion into a War on Poverty… Read More
Record 20 Percent of Households on Food Stamps
Recent data from the U.S. Department of Agriculture indicates that more than 23 million households—a record 20 percent—are now on food stamps. This is a… Read More
Practical Solutions That Could Help Restore the American Dream
“As governors, as state leaders, we’re more optimistic than our friends in Washington. We’re not just against something. We’re laying out a plan, laying out… Read More
Lee Introduces Plan to Reform Welfare
Sen. Mike Lee (R–UT) introduced legislation last week to make welfare meet needs more constructively while exercising fiscal responsibility. His new bill—whose House companion will… Read More
The Real ‘War on the Poor’ Is Being Waged by Obama
Republicans in Congress are being accused of fighting a “war on the war on poverty,” in part because of a tiny cut in the food… Read More
National Marriage Week: Fight Poverty by Strengthening Marriage
What’s one of the best ways to ensure a child is protected from poverty? Marriage. As such, it also helps protect families from ending up… Read More
It’s Time for Welfare Programs to Require Work, Not Subsidize Idleness
For a half century, Washington has endlessly enlarged the welfare state, piling one program on top of another, adding layer after layer of spending. In… Read More
Guess What Group is Getting Food Stamps at an Alarming Rate
Food stamp rolls have been growing rapidly. But what many may not realize is that participation among able-bodied adults without dependents (ABAWDs) has been skyrocketing… Read More
Rubio: States, Not Washington, Should Lead Anti-Poverty Programs
Florida senator Marco Rubio (R., Fla.) wants to see the states, not Washington, manage more of the programs directed at helping low-income Americans. “I am… Read More
How to Fight Poverty — and Win
When President Johnson launched the War on Poverty on Jan. 8, 1964, he pledged “not only to relieve the symptom of poverty, but to cure… Read More
Pope Francis and America’s Obligations to the Poor
Americans are a generous and conscientious people, concerned with making sure that no one falls through the cracks and that everyone is given a fair… Read More
