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by cm2012 2364 days ago
Except - there is almost no cash welfare system in the US. Pretty much just healthcare and food stamps for the poorest.
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> Except - there is almost no cash welfare system in the US

Now; there is LESS cash welfare in the US than there was. TANIF was reformed in 1996. There is still SSI/Disability, SNAP, child support as cash or cash equivalency. I support those programs, but also recognize that it is possible government handouts have contributed to the decline of the nuclear family.