The high value of welfare benefits keeps the poor on welfare / James L. Payne
A lack of opportunities keeps the poor on welfare / Kathryn Edin and Laura Lein
Welfare causes an increase in out-of-wedlock births / Michael Tanner and David B. Kopel
Welfare does not cause an increase in out-of-wedlock births / Michael B. Katz
Welfare fraud is widespread / James L. Payne
Insufficient welfare benefits encourage fraud / Karen Seccombe
The government must enforce child welfare payments / Elaine Sorensen and Ariel Halpern
Noncustodial fathers should not be required to pay child support / John Smith
Refugees deserve welfare assistance from the government / Sara Paretsky
Refugees should be discouraged from accepting welfare / Don Barnett
Private charity should replace welfare / David Kelley
Private charity should not replace welfare / Janet Poppendieck
Religious organizations can reduce poverty / Ronald J. Sider
Privatization of welfare benefits recipients / Peter Cove
Privatization of welfare does not benefit recipients / Bill Berkowitz
The government should discourage welfare dependency / Charles Murray
Welfare recipients need more government assistance / Jared Bernstein and Mark Greenberg
Work requirements and government subsidies will reduce poverty / Ron Haskins
Work requirements harm poor mothers / Randy Albelda
Welfare policies should discourage out-of-wedlock births / Lisa E. Oliphant
Welfare policies should not promote marriage / Laurie Rubiner.
