Social Mobility and Government Welfare

The movement of individuals or groups through a system of social hierarchy or stratification

Factors of Social Mobility

• parental presence
• community
• education

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Social Welfare

When did it start?

• After the Great Depression (1929)
• Roosevelt administration (1935)

To what extent are welfare programs successful?

Poverty

• 14.8 percent = 46.7 million people
• no welfare -- poverty rates would soar

Criticism of Welfare Programs

• advocates corrupt ethics
• Creates "escape route"
• requirements sets negative incentive

System Reforms

• time limit
• investment vs. consumption
• enforces employment

Economy

• success of programs depends on the economy
• more job opportunities = caseload deduction

For the people on the bottom of the social ladder moving up is close to unfeasible

Government aid has provided many with opportunites

We must not focus on the negatives but on the positives

Conclusion

• keeps poverty rates low
• stimulates the economy
• but more more restrictions should be implemented

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