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When Welfare Pays Better than Work – Hawaii Reporter

Posted on August 21, 2013 by Russ Roberts

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Hawaii Reporter
When Welfare Pays Better than Work
Hawaii Reporter
By Michael Tanner – The federal government funds 126 separate programs targeted towards low-income people, 72 of which provide either cash or in-kind benefits to individuals.

Russell Roberts‘s insight:

Informative and disturbing article. Aloha, Russ.

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