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...researchers when O'Neill announced her conclusions late last year. "It seems that many women mistakenly thought they'd be cut off from welfare altogether if they had another kid," says Michael Laracy, who studied welfare policy for New Jersey for 17 years. "When they realized they'd only lose the additional cash payments but could still get food stamps and Medicaid, they reported their new births...
...always on abortion, victory will go to the side that has the edge in framing the debate. Says Reed: "Anytime we can talk about the child, we win. Anytime we get off the child and start talking about technical issues or constitutional issues, we lose." It was with that in mind that Smith trundled his charts onto the Senate floor to describe the abortion method that, though rare, is exceedingly gruesome. Before the doctor kills the fetus, the trunk of the body has already been extracted from the birth canal. "The difference between the partial-birth abortion procedure and homicide...
...believes the deficit will be completely relieved, however. Instead California will again be a trailblazer. As the Federal Government devolves more independence--but less money--to the states, and the states do the same to the counties, those with the least clout are likely to lose the most. Says Yaroslavsky: "The people who need government and government services don't have political power. The ones who do have political power don't need government and don't want to pay for it." Too bad for Teodora's son Jesus...
...children who received $4,836 in AFDC, $2,701 in food stamps and $3,000 in Medicaid benefits, for a total of $10,537 in cash and benefits. If she took a full-time job at minimum wage, her family would gain $9,516 in earnings before taxes and lose Medicaid, AFDC and one-third of her food stamps. Moreover, she would have to find and pay for day care. Welfare recipients who take part in job-training and education programs are eligible for subsidized care; for the working poor, day care can consume half their take-home...
DESPITE HOLLYWOOD'S SELF-RIGHTEOUS indignation at supposed threats to the First Amendment, let's not lose sight of the sole reason film producers turn out gory movies and vitriolic lyrics: money. To expect entertainment moguls to stop peddling lucrative scum is just about as realistic as to expect hyenas to become vegetarians. R. Alex Kaseberg La Jolla, California AOL: ThorDoggie...