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Nixon & the Origins of Welfare Reform
Nixon & the Origins of Welfare Reform
Washington, DC
Saturday, October 30, 2010
In August 1969, Richard Nixon announced a plan to eradicate
poverty by providing income assistance and helping millions
find work. The Family Assistance Plan sought to replace the
bureaucratic administration of assistance with direct cash
payments to the poor. Congress failed to agree on the proposal however and the legislation never passed. A panel recently revisited the
legacy of Nixon’s original proposal in Washington.
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Saturday, November 27, 2010 at 1:13am (ET)
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