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Episode 958Jul 3, 2023

The welfare-to-work industrial complex part 2

It’s a bureaucratic maze.

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Then-President Bill Clinton speaks about welfare reform in 1996.
Then-President Bill Clinton speaks about welfare reform in 1996.
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The recent debt ceiling deal expanded work requirements for government welfare programs. Those rules have a long and complicated history. Today, we’re sharing another episode from our sister podcast, The Uncertain Hour, and getting smarter about how those rules came into being and what they mean for people looking for help. You can binge the full season of The Uncertain Hour here.

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The welfare-to-work industrial complex part 2