Winning the War on Poverty.
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Table of Contents:
- Cover; Title; Copyright; Dedication; Contents; Acknowledgments; Chapter 1. What Is Poverty, and How Is It Measured?; Mollie Orshansky (1915â#x80;#x93;2006); The Orshansky Poverty Thresholds; The Context of Poverty in the United States; Measuring Poverty in the United States; New (But Old) Measure of Poverty in the United States along with the Orshansky Index; Notes; Chapter 2. Historical Overview of Poverty-Relief Efforts in the United States; The Evolution of Social Welfare in the United States; Post-1850 United States; The Progressive Era; Beyond the Progressive Era; The New Deal Era.
- The Social Security Act of 1935The Great Society Era; Bill Clinton and George W. Bush Era; Barack Obama Era; The Lessons of History; Notes; Chapter 3. The Widening Gap between Rich and Poor in the United States; Aggregate Income in the United States Today; The Challenge of Income Inequality in the United States; Income Inequality and Poverty; Notes; Chapter 4. Liberal versus Conservative Beliefs about Poverty in an Individualist Capitalist System; Individualism in the Modern Era; The Libertarian Philosophy; Friedrich Hayek (1899â#x80;#x93;1992); Leo Strauss (1899â#x80;#x93;1973)
- Milton Friedman (1912â#x80;#x93;2006)The Communitarian Philosophy; Contemporary Individualism and the Republican Party; Notes; Chapter 5. The Path to Welfare Reform: An 18-Point Plan; The Goal of Winning the War on Poverty; A Vision for Winning the War on Poverty; Winning the War on Poverty in a Generation or Two; Point 1: U.S. Officials Should Routinely Use Two Measures of Poverty; Point 2: One-Stop Community Centers to Assist the Impoverished; Point 3: Universal Health Insurance Coverage; Point 4: Maintain Progressive Tax Structure and Eliminate Some Deductions.
- Point 5: Enhanced Educational OpportunitiesPoint 6: Reinvigorate the Social Safety Net (Especially SNAP) and Repeal TANF; Point 7: Invest in New Meaningful Infrastructure Jobs; Point 8: E Pluribus Unumâ#x80;#x94;Embrace the Communitarian Philosophy; Point 9: Enhance the Culture of Citizenship and Individual Responsibility; Point 10: Decent and Affordable Housing for All Citizens; Point 11: Raise the Federal Minimum Wage and Index It for Inflation; Point 12: Address the Challenge of Climate Change; Point 13: Reform the Machinery of Voting; Point 14: Public Financing of All Federal Campaigns.
- Point 15: Revitalize Political Parties and Labor UnionsPoint 16: Reject the Doctrine of Statesâ#x80;#x99; Rights and Revitalize the Spirit of Cooperative Federalism; Point 17: Use Science and Data Analysis to Make Informed Judgments about the Impoverished; Point 18: Do Right by Children at All Times; Conclusion; Notes; Bibliography; Index.