20 Years Later, Poverty Is Up, But Architects of “Welfare Reform” Have No Regrets | Zaid Jilani
►https://theintercept.com/2016/08/23/twenty-years-later-poverty-is-up-but-architects-of-welfare-reform-have
This week marks the 20th anniversary of “welfare reform,” the 1996 law passed by Congress and administered by President Bill Clinton that strictly limited the amount of federal cash assistance that the poorest Americans can receive — transforming the Aid for Families with Dependent Children program into the more restrictive Temporary Aid for Needy Families. Source: The Intercept