From Flat Broke with Children by Sharon Hays

Essay

From Flat Broke with Children by Sharon Hays
Hays considers the roots and consequences of welfare reform which was implemented in the mid-1990s. Particularly noteworthy is that she discusses its implications in terms of attempts to institutionalize core American values such as family responsibility, economic frugality, and individual initiative as well as its concrete implications for enhancing economic opportunities. Her view is largely negative: welfare reform has failed along these lines.
-Hays documents the long list of negative social and economic consequences of welfare. Discuss them.