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Economic Commentary

Welfare Reform and the Cyclicality of Welfare Programs

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Congress, the White House, and the nation’s governors all seem to agree that it’s time for a dramatic overhaul of the U.S. welfare system. What has been harder to come by is a consensus on the fairest and most politically feasible way to implement that goal. President Clinton vetoed the welfare provisions in both the budget reconciliation bill and the Republican-sponsored Personal Responsibility Act of 1995, while the National Governors Association continues to stand solidly behind similar provisions in its own reform initiative.

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Powers, Elizabeth. 1996. “Welfare Reform and the Cyclicality of Welfare Programs.” Federal Reserve Bank of Cleveland, Economic Commentary 6/1/1996.

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