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The Human Cost of Welfare: How the System Hurts the People It’s Supposed to Help

The Human Cost of Welfare: How the System Hurts the People It’s Supposed to Help

Cato Event Podcast · Caleb Brown

March 28, 20161h 4m

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Every year, federal, state, and local governments spend nearly $1 trillion to fight poverty, yet millions of Americans remain trapped in poverty with little hope for the future. Could the welfare system itself be part of the problem? Phil Harvey and Lisa Conyers make the case that our current welfare system has failed the poor, hurting the very people it is supposed to help. They suggest that good intentions are not enough and that if we truly want to reduce poverty, we need to understand the limits of government and radically reform our approach to welfare.

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