DUE: November 22 (at start of class)
POINTS: Up to 10
Length: 750-1,000 words
Using facts/figures from the government (eg, US Dept of Cenus) or
newspapers, support or challenge the following common beliefs
about welfare recipients.
**YOU MUST CITE YOUR SOURCES!**
1) Most welware recipients are Black
2) Most welfare recipients don't want to work
3) Most welfare recipients are young, unwed mothers
4) Most welfare recipients have lots of kids
5) Most welfare recipients blow their welfare checks on drugs
6) Most welfare recipients spend most (if not all) of their life in welfare
7) Many, perhaps most, welfare recipients have additional children
so they can collect larger checks
8) When we look at government economic assistance to people, the bulk of
goverment's money goes to what group?
NOTE:
1) You cannot use figures from the text
2) You must cite your sources (other than lecture)
3) For convenience, you can define welfare as any form of aid
to families with dependant children, which is what most people
think of when they think of "welfare"
4) The answers should use NATIONAL data, but for up to five
points of additional credit, you can compare with Illinois.
NOTE: YOU *MUST* do YOUR OWN WORK. Plagiarism and "copying" will not
be accepted.
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