Per-capita spending on federal social programs has increased significantly since the 1960s, but do these programs work? Based on a rigorous analysis, there is no evidence they improve people's lives in terms of academic achievement, poverty, joblessness, low wages, and personal relations. Based on their ineffectiveness, now is the time for deep cuts to these programs.
Per-capita spending on federal social programs has increased significantly since the 1960s, but do these programs work? Based on a rigorous analysis, there is no evidence they improve people's lives in terms of academic achievement, poverty, joblessness, low wages, and personal relations. Based on their ineffectiveness, now is the time for deep cuts to these programs.