Universal Social Savings/Insurance Old Age Survivors and Disability Insurance (OASDI) or what is commonly understood as Social Security, Targeted Means-tested.

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Universal Social Savings/Insurance Old Age Survivors and Disability Insurance (OASDI) or what is commonly understood as Social Security, Targeted Means-tested program Old Age Assistance- (OAA) a means-tested welfare program for the elderly, Aid to the Permanently and Totally Disabled (APTD)- a means tested welfare program for blind and severely disabled individuals, Aid to Dependent Children (ADC) - a means-tested welfare program for mothers with dependent children who were unable to provide for themselves.

Welfare Recipients

1970$ Average AFDC Family Benefit

Income and Poverty Among Single Mothers Source: U.S. Census Bureau (2001).

Mixed Messages: Abortion versus Welfare

Dissatisfaction with Welfare Thinking outside the box Family Assistance Plan

Targeted Means-tested program Old Age Assistance- a means-tested welfare program for the elderly, Aid to the Permanently and Totally Disabled (APTD)- a means tested welfare program for blind and severely disabled individuals, These are folded back into Social Security as SSI Aid to Dependent Children (ADC) - a means-tested welfare program for mothers with dependent children who were unable to provide for themselves.

From 1973 on Welfare is Limited to Single Mothers and their Children

What do we do for poor mothers? AFDC Welfare payments Murray and other critics say the program is the problem. Welfare leads to Out-of-Wedlock births.

During period in shaded area welfare rolls essentially remained unchanged while the percent of moms working increased

What can be done for children in poverty? Protect from neglect Any chance we can do for kids what we did for seniors?

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