Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program

The “end welfare as we know it” and the Great Recession

Perhaps no law in the past generation has drawn more praise than the drive to “end welfare as we know it,” which joined the late-’90s economic boom to send caseloads plunging, employment rates rising and officials of both parties hailing the virtues of tough love. But the distress of the last four years has added … Continue reading →