7 William Julius Wilson Quotes on Welfare

William Julius Wilson quotes on welfare

12. But this is quite different from Sweden, where the female-headed family rate is about equal to that of the United States, but poverty is not associated with family structure because Sweden you have a stronger family supports.

13. But until we come up with certain guarantees - for example, guaranteed jobs where mothers move off welfare - I support welfare very strongly.

24. If you're talking about the narrow issue of public assistance, I would like to see us move to a more healthy system.

29. No other major Western democracy has such a weak family support program.

39. The basic difference between the period after 1973 and the previous period is that the nation's equalizing institutions - unions, public education, the welfare state broadly defined - were much weaker in the present period.

44. The worst thing we could do is impose time limits and then expect people to sink or swim once they move off welfare.

53. What Moynihan talked about back then is, I think is true today, and that is joblessness creates problem streams in the family. It leads to family break-ups resulting in an increasing number of families going on welfare.