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Trials for a cashless welfare purchasing card have been extended for two years across selected Australian regions after the legislation was passed by Parliament on Thursday. The Morrison government's legislation hopes ...
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Disability Benefits Are Not Welfare
It never ceases to amaze me how millions of misinformed Americans think that Social Security disability benefits are ...
September 30, 2020
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Welfare Applicants in Australia Told to Register Online
Tens of thousands of sacked Australian workers are being told to apply for welfare payments online. Services Australia ...
March 24, 2020
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November 27, 2019
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November 20, 2019
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Commentary In a previous column, I lamented how the poverty rate in the United States has remained range-bound ...
August 29, 2019
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Number of Americans on Welfare Dropping Under Trump Administration
Americans' dependence on government programs has diminished during the presidency of Donald Trump, most visibly in the shrinking ...
July 9, 2019
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Aussies Should Do DNA Test to Claim Indigenous Welfare Benefit, Says One Nation Candidate
The leader of the nation-minded New South Wales One Nation party is demanding that those claiming welfare payments based on ...
March 11, 2019
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Countless kittens used for research on harmful parasites and then euthanized could be granted a new lease on ...
March 8, 2019
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NJ Woman Steals $140,000 in Benefits, Says Attorney General
A New Jersey woman is accused of stealing more than $140,000 in her deceased mother’s pension benefits, it ...
February 20, 2019
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Almost 2 out of 3 non-citizen households in the United States receive some form of welfare, according to ...
December 3, 2018
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The Trump administration’s decision to move forward with a long-awaited regulatory overhaul aimed at encouraging financial self-sufficiency among ...
October 14, 2018
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Danish Woman Wanted for Allegedly Swindling $17 Million in Welfare Scam
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October 11, 2018
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The Welfare State’s Road to Serfdom
Many people regard the welfare state as a great achievement of civilization. Yet, few recognize that the larger ...
August 8, 2018
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February 23, 2016
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June 13, 2014
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On both sides of the argument over the efficacy of the Universal Basic Income (UBI), there is the ...
March 23, 2014
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Chinese Kindergartners Force Fed Drugs to Keep Them in School
Two kindergartens in a northwestern Chinese city are said to have fed drugs to pupils for years in ...
March 14, 2014
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The Dominant Faith in the World Today: Materialism
Most people in the world today claim they have a faith. The large majority of Americans, 77 percent ...
March 8, 2014
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The first day of the new financial year saw the UK government’s austerity measures kick in.
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Living on Welfare Tests Politician’s Endurance
A B.C. MLA is finding that surviving on welfare is just that—surviving, with every waking minute devoted to ...
January 11, 2012
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Government Welfare Proposals Will Set New Goals for Beneficiaries
Teenage beneficiaries are being asked to become fiscally responsible and take a greater part in the country's economy.
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