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I missed this post so let me address this, because your take is severely flawed.Fuelman » 21 Sep 2024, 11:01 am » wrote: ↑ One thing is for sure, these programs haven't really moved the needle for reducing poverty.
The poverty rate was 11.9% in 1972 and 11.5% in 2022. The rate has hovered between 11% – 14% for 50 years. We have made lives more comfortable for 50 years but haven’t lowered the poverty rate.
1) The federal poverty rate is laughable based on their income thresholds, so I would take the Census’ numbers with a heaping pile of salt, just as I do with every number pumped out from the BLS - Bureau of Lies and Sh*t.
2) “We’ve had welfare for decades and the poverty rate hasn’t changed, therefore it must be ineffective.”
You cannot draw this conclusion because welfare and poverty is a complex subject. There’s a reason multivariate regression analysis exists in statistics and natural sciences.
The goal of “welfare” - at least in the US - is to keep those who are poor from sliding into extreme poverty, not to lift people out of it. Aside from disability benefits, I HIGHLY doubt any “welfare” payment even covers actual expenses (e.g. food stamps are around $300 / month but grocery bills are easily $350-450 / month per person if you eat healthier foods and not ramen noodles 2x a day)
Maybe @Cannonpointer can chime in since I rarely meet or talk with poor people, I just know by doing the MATH that “welfare” is certainly not designed to lift anyone out of poverty