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What does it mean?
Support for welfare depends on providing guarantees like jobs to help people leave it.
In plain terms
I support welfare if it includes guarantees like jobs for mothers.
What can you take from it?
Welfare works best when it transitions people to self-sufficiency.

Where it applies

  • policy debates
  • welfare reform
  • job programs

Putting it to work

  • Create job guarantees
  • Link welfare to employment

Questions to consider

  • How do we balance support and independence?
  • What guarantees are feasible?

Another view

Guaranteed jobs are costly and difficult to implement.

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