The Flawed U.S. Safety Net System & What States Can Do About It with Leslie Ford | Let People Prosper Episode 48

Leslie Ford is an adjunct fellow at the American Enterprise Institute’s Center on Opportunity and Social Mobility. She is also president of Ford Policy Solutions and a member of the State Board of Social Services at the Virginia Department of Social Services.

We discuss:

1) The history of the war on poverty, how safety net programs have evolved, and where the war on poverty stands today;

2) How safety net programs can discourage upward mobility and keep people trapped in poverty through penalties such as those on marriage; and

3) Data on what requirements help safety net recipients achieve long-lasting self-sufficiency and prosperity, and more.

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