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Welfare spending has hit a stunning all-time high. A new Congressional Research Service report confirms what research here at the Heritage Foundation has shown: Means-tested welfare programs now cost taxpayers roughly $1 trillion a year.
(Archived document, may contain errors) 4/26/90 264 HOW CONGRESS IS MAKING THE NEW ENVIRONMENT DEPARTMENT UNCONSTITUTIONAL
It's red faces for those claiming government should subsidize "green" jobs for American workers. According to new reports, they're not very well-paying jobs, and many could be exported to overseas workers. Plus, many of the other jobs from the bill would go to illegal immigrants!
The Family Security Act 2.0 helps defray the cost of raising children for low- and mid-income families, Sen. Mitt Romney, R-Utah, said during a meeting at American Enterprise Institute in Washington, D.C. The plan gives a child allowance, even mid-pregnancy, has work incentives, earned income requirement, and cap on earnings to qualify. Heritage foundation, AEI, Ethics and Public Policy Center, Urban Institute commented. Read more about child allowance proposal and sponsors Steve Daines and Richard Burr.
The consequences of his Great Society have been profound.