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Haskins, Ronald - Senior Fellow
POVERTY STATISTICS RELATED TODAY BY THE CENSUS BUREAU. THIS COMING FROM THE BROOKINGS INSTITUTION JUST UNDERWAY, LIVE COVERAGE ON C-SPAN2. >> DATA...
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COULD. MANY MAY REMEMBER THREE WEEKS AGO IN THE WASHINGTON POST SUNDAY
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MAGAZINE, THERE WAS A WONDERFUL STORY ABOUT A PROGRAM, COLLEGE PROGRAM ON
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POVERTY AT WASHINGTON AND LEE THAT HAD A TREMENDOUS IMPACT ON STUDENTS, SO MUCH SO SOME ACTUALLY BECAME INTERESTED IN POVERTY AND PEOPLE WHO ARE POOR...
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Aber, J. Lawrence - Professor
LOGO, WHICH INDICATES THAT BROOKINGS TRIES TO OBSCURE ALL REAL DATA. HAVE I ESTABLISHED MY CONSERVATIVE CREDENTIALS YET? OKAY. I WANT TO FOCUS ON CHILD...
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THIS ECONOMY IS CREATING, AND MAKE IT POSSIBLE FOR THEM NONETHELESS TO SUPPORT THEIR CHILDREN OUT OF POVERTY? I THINK THERE'S A VARIETY OF STRATEGIES...
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Mincy, Ronald B. - Professor
POVERTY REDUCTION GOALS. WE'LL SEE IN A MONTH. >> WELL, THANK YOU, FIRST OF ALL. I WANT TO BEGIN BY GOING BACK A LITTLE IN THE HISTORICAL CONTEXT THAT...
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SKILL DISTRIBUTION TO DISTRIBUTE TO REDUCTIONS IN CHILD POB VERMONT FINALLY TO THE LAST POINT THAT PERRY MADE, POST MEN DO NOT RECEIVE THE EARNED INCOME...
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Burtless, Gary - Senior Fellow
HOUSEHOLD INCOME AND PER CAPITA INCOME MEASURED IN THE CENSUS SURVEYS INCREASED AFTER ADJUSTING FOR INFLATION LAST YEAR. AGAIN, THAT REPRESENTS AN IMPROVEMENT...
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HEALTH PLAN. NOW, SOME OF THAT WAS OFF SET BY INCREASES IN GOVERNMENT INSURANCE, BUT STILL THERE WAS A NET DROP OF 4-AND-A-HALF PERCENTAGE POINTS IN...
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Schulte, Brigid - Staff Writer
TO SKPOPL TALK ABOUT IT. I'M IN NO WAY AN EXPERT SO I HAVE BEEN LISTENING WITH JUST AS MUCH INTEREST AS ALL OF YOU TO WHAT THESE GUYS HAS TO SAY. I...
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SUCCESSFUL. I KNOW THAT I WILL GET A JOB, HOPEFULLY, AFTER COLLEGE, AND PROBABLY MAKE ENOUGH MONEY TO LIVE ON. WHAT IS HARD IS GROWING UP WITH ONLY...
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Aber, J. Lawrence - Professor
SOME WELFARE-LIKE MECHANISM THAT IS GOING TO GET THEM OUT OF POVERTY? QUICK ANSWER. >> I CAN IMAGINE GOVERNMENT SPENDING MONEY DIFFERENTLY FOR POSITIVE...
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THAT BOTH REDUCE INCOME POVERTY AND HELP FAMILIES -- >> SO NOT MEANS-TESTED BENEFITS? >> IN THE DEVELOPING WORLD, THERE IS THE ADOPT OF A
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Mincy, Ronald B. - Professor
STRATEGY CALLED CONDITIONAL CASH TRANSFERS WHICH SOME PEOPLE MIGHT KNOW ABOUT WHERE GOVERNMENT TARGETS POOR FAMILIES IN POOR COMMUNITIES AND PAYS THEM...
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SHUTSUPPLEMENTS AVAILABLE TO LESS-EDUCATED MEN? IF YOU DON'T HAVE CUSTODY OF A CHILD, IF YOU HAVE A CHORAL OBLIGATION WE A SUBSTANTIAL TAX ON YOUR WAGES...
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Schulte, Brigid - Staff Writer
THE TIME THEY CAME INTO OFFICE I WAS ON THE HILL TESTIFYING ABOUT RAISING THE EARNED INCOME TAX CREDIT. I CAN IMAGINE THEM RAISING THE MINIMUM WAGE...
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AS A REPORTER, CAN YOU IMAGINE THE GOVERNMENT, FEDERAL, STATE GOVERNMENT GIVING MONEY TO PEOPLE TO GET THEM OUT OF POVERTY. >> I GUESS I WOULD SAY SOMETHING...
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ABOUT POVERTY, I DON'T KNOW THAT WE'LL FIND A SOLUTION UNTIL OR UNTIL PEOPLE ARE MORE EDUCATED AND THERE'S MORE OF A CONNECTION BETWEEN HUMAN BEINGS...
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THE CLASS LEVELS. WHEN YOU LOOK AT POLLS AND PEOPLE WILL SAY THE MAJORITY OF PEOPLE HAVE VIEWED THAT IF YOU'RE POOR, IT'S YOUR FAULT. THAT THERE'S...
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GOING TO PREVENT US FROM HAVING REPORT AFTER REPORT AFTER REPORT IN FUTURE YEARS JUST LIKE THIS ONE THAT POVERTY DIDN'T GO DOWN, BUT IT DIDN'T GO...
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WITH THAT, HOWEVER S THAT THE POLITICS OF THIS ARE THAT IT DOES NOT GIVE IT TO A CUSTODIAL PARENT WHO'S DO DELINQUENT ON HIS PAYMENT. -- AND THE DECLINING...
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Burtless, Gary - Senior Fellow
GROUPS AGREE THAT IF MALES WOULD AGREE TO PAY CHILD SUPPORT STARTING TODAY AND IN THE FUTURE, THEY'LL BRACKET -- SO THIS PROBLEM COULD BE SOLVED. >>...
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I'D BE EVEN BOLDER IN PREDICTING IF IT WEREN'T FOR OUR BUDGET SITUATION, THAT WE WILL HAVE A BIG E I.T. C FOR MALES EVEN IF THEY DON'T
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Aber, J. Lawrence - Professor
HAVE KIDS. TO SUPPLEMENT THE WAGES LIKE WE DO NOW WITH THE FEMALES THAT HAVE FAMILIES. >> WELL, WE SUPPLEMENT THE WAGES OF MALES WHO HAVE FAMILIES TOO...
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THING CALLED THE FAMILY RESOURCE SIMULATOR. WE COULD LAY THEM OUT IN 50 STATES AND FIX THEM. ONE OTHER EXAMPLE, WE SPEND A HUGE AMOUNT OF MONEY PAYING...
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Mincy, Ronald B. - Professor
WE PASSED WELFARE REFORM, AND IT WORKED EXACTLY LIKE IT WAS WRITTEN ON THE BOARDS. POVERTY DROPPED SUBSTANTIALLY FOR THE FIRST TIME SINCE THE 1970s,...
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SUPPLEMENTS, AND AGAIN WE'VE GOT SOME CHALLENGES IN THE WAY IN WHICH WE SUPPLEMENT NOW. AGAIN, FOR THE TWO-THIRDS OF PARENTS WHO WILL NOT MARRY. YOU...
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Burtless, Gary - Senior Fellow
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Aber, J. Lawrence - Professor
WHO PUT HER IN HER CONDITION. SO I DO THINK THAT THIS IS PIE IN THE SKY, YEAH. >> YOU THINK -- >> I DO. >> BECAUSE IT WON'T WORK? OR -- >>
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THE GEENY CAME OUT OF THE BOTTLE IN THE 60s AND 70ST AND YOU'RE NOT GOING TO PUT IT BACK IN. >> AGREE WITH THAT? IT'S A FAILED
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Schulte, Brigid - Staff Writer
STRATEGY BECAUSE CULTURE HAS SPOKEN AND THAT'S IT? >> WELL, I THINK THAT I AGREE WITH RON THAT WE SHOULD TRY AND WE'LL GET SOME MARGAL IMPROVEMENT...
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ON POLICY. >> I'D LIKE TO ADD SOMETHING TO THAT. HE WROTE A WONDERFUL BOOK CALLED "AMERICAN DREAM," AND IN IT HE FOLLOW AS NUMBER OF SINGLE MOTHERS....
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Mincy, Ronald B. - Professor
1990 RZ. PARTICULARLY IN AFRICAN-AMERICAN CULTURE, HE TALKS ABOUT GOING BACK TO THE DAYS OF SLAVERY, GOING BACK TO SHARE-CROPPING DAYS, THERE HAS BEEN...
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THE SURVEY OF OF THAT WE DID -- 60 PERCENT THOUGHT THEIR PROSPECTS OF GETTING MARRIED WERE GOOD. THE THING I WOULD WANT MOST IS FOR THINGS TO HAVE WORKED
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Haskins, Ronald - Senior Fellow
OUT BETTER FOR THE FATHER OF MY CHILD. I DON'T KNOW IF THE CULTURE IS DOMINATING WHAT INDIVIDUAL PEOPLE WANT. ON THE STREET IN BUILDING STRONG FAMILIES,...
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LOT ABOUT STATISTICS THAT YOU GUYS HAVE ALL
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Schulte, Brigid - Staff Writer
TALKED ABOUT. YOU KNOW, I DIDN'T SIT THROUGH EVERY SINGLE CLASS, SO I'M NOT, I DON'T KNOW THAT I AM QUALIFIED TO ANSWER THAT QUESTION. >> LET ME ASK...
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THE PROGRAM EXPOSES STUDENTS TO THAT, CERTAINLY THAT PHILOSOPHY, THAT POINT OF VIEW, AND ALTERNATE PHILOSOPHY THAT IS SAY THE GOVERNMENT IS VERY RESPONSIBILITY....
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Haskins, Ronald - Senior Fellow
CENTER. AND I THINK AT THE END YOU KNOW, YOU COME UP WITH MAJORITY SAYING IT'S GOT TO BE BOTH. >> GOT TO BE BOTH, YEAH. OKAY. SO NOW WE'VE ARRIVED...
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DEFEND YOURSELF. >> NO, I'M SURPRISED, RON, YOU DIDN'T ASK WELL WHAT ABOUT CHANGING THE OUTCOMES IN THE NEXT GENERATION. I MEAN, YOU'VE GOT YOUR START...
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SUPPOSE WE SAY MARRIAGE IS NEVER GOING TO WORK, YOU KNOW, AS A SOLUTION. IT WOULD WORK PERSONALLY AS A SOLUTION, BUT IT'S JUST
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NOT GOING TO BE ANYTHING
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THAT SOCIETY CAN FORCE PEOPLE TO WANT TO HAVE. AND YOU CAN SEE, OR YOU FORCEFULLY ARGUE THAT THE PUBLIC WOULD NEVER TOLERATE BEGINNING NO STRINGS...
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Aber, J. Lawrence - Professor
ONE ISSUE AGO IT WAS ENTIRELY DEVOTED TO MARRIAGE, WHEREAS 15 YEARS OR SO AGO YOU COULD HAVE HAD A DEBATE ABOUT WHETHER MARRIAGE WAS THE BEST SITUATION...
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OF PROBLEMS. >> I THINK THAT POSING MARRIAGE VERSUS OTHER TIME R TYPES OF GOVERNMENT POLICIES IS AN EITHER/OR IS NOT THE WORD FOR IT. >> THE QUESTION...
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Haskins, Ronald - Senior Fellow
IS GOOD FOR KIDS. >> GOOD, ON THAT NOTE -- >> NO, I'M JUST GOING TO -- ALL OTHER THINGS BEING EQUAL, RISING FAMILY INCOMES IS GOOD FOR KIDS. THERE'S...
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GET TO MAKE THE LONG STATEMENTS. SO A BRIEF STATEMENT R STATEMENT OR A QUESTION. PLEASE TELL US YOUR
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Burtless, Gary - Senior Fellow
NAME AND YOUR ORGANIZATION. >> IT'S ON. >> I'M MARTHA ROSS FROM HERE AT BROOKINGS, AND SOME OF THE COMMENTS WERE ABOUT THE LABOR MARKET AND THE EFFECT...
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MORE MONEY. THERE ARE TWO THINGS TO BEAR IN MIND, ONE IS THAT UNLIKE JUST GIVING PEOPLE AN EARNED INCOME CREDIT TO TOP OFF THE LOUSY
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Mincy, Ronald B. - Professor
JOB THAT THEY EARN WHICH ACTUALLY DOES DIRECTLY RAISE THEIR INCOME, IF INSTEAD YOU PUT OUR MONEY ON TRAINING THEM WHETHER THERE'S A PLAYOFF IS GOING...
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OF THE PUZZLE IS THAT WE'VE
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Mincy, Ronald B. - Professor
NOT IDENTIFIED EFFECTIVE PROGRAMS THAT WORK FOR LOW-SKILLED MEN, AND I THINK THAT'S THE BIG MISSING LINK, HOW TO GET THEM INTO THE LABOR FORCE, TO...
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I'M GOING TO BE SOMETHING OF A BROKEN RECORD HERE, BUT
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Aber, J. Lawrence - Professor
I THINK THE MOST IMPORTANT PLACES WHERE WE COULD BEGIN TO INFLUENCE WHAT HAPPENS HAS TO DO WITH STATE POLICIES IN CHILD SUPPORT. THERE'S NOT A LOT YOU...
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VARIATION THAT EXISTS AT THE STATE LEVEL AND HOW STATES CAN BADGE IN THE MOST INTELLIGENT WAY TO REALLY HAVE THE MAX MALL IMPACT ON KIDS. >> SO I TAKE...
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Burtless, Gary - Senior Fellow
THE 90s, ABOUT AS FAR AS IT'LL GO. IF WE DON'T FIND A FEW OTHER NONWORK STRATEGIES TO REALLY HELP LOW INCOME FAMILIES IN COMMUNITIES, WE'RE NOT GOING...
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AMONGST MANY, BUT IT IS ONE. THE AVAILABILITY OF
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Aber, J. Lawrence - Professor
ALTERNATIVE PLACES TO PRODUCE THINGS BOTH GOODS AND SERVICES IN OTHER COUNTRIES WHERE WAGES ARE MUCH LOWER, BENEFITS ARE MUCH LESS COSTLY, DOES INCREASE...
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NOW? >> WELL, ACTUALLY, THAT IS THE FACT COMPARING TODAY WITH THE LATE 1970s. THAT IS A FACT.
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Haskins, Ronald - Senior Fellow
ALL OF THE INCREASE IN POVERTY OVER THAT ERA IS REALLY IMMIGRATION. THERE'S NO OTHER PART OF IT. THERE'S NO, THERE'S NO REMAINDER. IT'S TRUE IN INDIVIDUAL...
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BRING POORER CREDENTIALS TO THE UNITED STATES, THEY'RE A BIGGER SHARE OF THE POPULATION. THOSE TWO FACTORS IN INTERACTION GIVE US THE LONG-TERM RISE...
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SOCIAL EQUALITY. WE ALSO WILL HAVE A PANEL OF JOURNALISTS. JOIN ME IN THANKING THE PANEL. AND THANK YOU ALL FOR COMING, GOOD DAY. >> OKAY.
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