Something to file away for a future discussion of the social welfare policy.
The author argues that without the "safety net" - items such as " SNAP (food stamps), refundable tax credits like the Earned Income Tax Credit, or rental subsidies" - the poverty rates would be twice as high as it is now.
The safety new has its critics. More on that soon enough.
- Wikipedia: Social Safety Net.
- Even Critics of Safety Net Increasingly Depend on It.
- Restoring a True Safety Net.
