The interesting part of this chart is the white child poverty rate didn’t change much after the US 1996 federal welfare reforms. It was black and Hispanic child poverty rates that dropped by 1/3rd.
How Gov. transfers (more than Federal taxes) reduce inequality cbo.gov/publication/49… http://t.co/3dMObjsykL—
Richard V. Reeves (@RichardvReeves) November 13, 2014

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