Programs available to children and their parents. Welcome to black irookings. Along with richard reeves, the gentleman to my right, and i codirect the center here called the center on children and families which were extremely pleased to do. And were pleased to be holding this event as well. About an old policy idea which is often called the childrens allowance. A species of guaranteed annual income. With some new twists. Why would be concerned about the childrens allowance, the idea of giving a guaranteed cash benefit to families. And i think there are a lot of reasons but i think two are predominant. One has always been a good reason to do it, and that is it costs a lot of money to raise a child, at least a quarter of a million dollars. The estimates vary greatly. But it is a lot of money to raise children. And theyre the ffew future. Without kids we wouldnt have a future. The second is an issue of debate. Maybe well have some today about that. And that is since welfare reform in 96
U. N. That spoke to the General Social survey said that 60 to 70 of americans think we have to provide more support to the poor and yet when you say we need to provide more welfare assistance to them, people do more and think that its not true. Another normative assumption that im so happy you wrote the book is most people by people who need public support is being folks Ronald Reagan described, the women who had 80 names and 30 addresses. She was quite a character. Most of that is when she was not true. Years later and was quite an impressive recipient. The most amazing thing is people who are poor want to work. I am just on a daily basis beaten over the head by my colleagues with the notion the certain neerdowell, lazy people who dont want to work, who are constantly lacking in personal responsibility and they dont want to work. They won a game the system and the yearbook, you describe the eight folks here as people connected to the workforce in some style throughout your studies. Le
You. It was a labor of love. The reason i need to thank you, there are normative assumptions that most americans would not believe. I invite them to read your book. People who live with the United Nations describe as extreme poverty in the world. These little children we see on tv starving to death and malnourished. Thats one enlightening part of your book. Nap million families, 3 million children. Another thing they wont believe is that most americans according to you in this book and the General Social survey, 60 to 70 percent of americans think that we ought to provide more support to the floor. And yet when you say that we need to provide more welfare assistance to them most people think of people who need support as folks that Ronald Reagan described, the woman had 80 names and 30 addresses. Quite a character. Most much of what reagan said was not true. But years later when she was investigated she was quite an impressive criminal but hardly a traditional welfare recipient. And of
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It was a labor of love. The reason i need to thank you, there are normative assumptions that most americans would not believe. I invite them to read your book. People who live with the United Nations describe as extreme poverty in the world. These little children we see on tv starving to death and malnourished. Thats one enlightening part of your book. Nap million families, 3 million children. Another thing they wont believe is that most americans according to you in this book and the General Social survey, 60 to 70 percent of americans think that we ought to provide more support to the floor. And yet when you say that we need to provide more welfare assistance to them most people think of people who need support as folks that Ronald Reagan described, the woman had 80 names and 30 addresses. Quite a character. Most much of what reagan said was not true. But years later when she was investigated she was quite an impressive criminal but hardly a traditional welfare recipient. And of cour