Social Spending
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June 26, 2016
Adding Value, Making a Difference, Even if Homeless (Originally Posted 9/10/2011)
Originally published 9/10/2011 · republished 2016
I’m about to get in trouble here, but let me try to minimize the trouble by emphasizing that this posting has nothing to do with…
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July 7, 2016
Affordable Stuff (Such as Housing and Health Care)
I think we should ban the word, “affordable,” because it is subjective and meaningless without context. What is affordable to one person is not affordable…
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May 21, 2017
Housing First for Columbia, Retreat Style (Update)
Originally published September 2014 · republished 2017
This was first posted on my old blog in September, 2014. I was reminded of it by this news item of a non-fatal shooting at…
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July 1, 2016
Our Commitment to Social Benefits: More than a Tithe (10/28/2013)
Originally published 10/28/2013 · republished 2016
Sometimes it helps to provide some historical context for currently observed phenomena. The chart below shows total federal, state, and local social benefit spending for…
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June 18, 2016
Paying for Marriage, A Welfare Idea
Originally published 9/25/2009 · republished 2016
Paying for Marriage, A Welfare Idea (Originally Published 9/25/2009) The phrase, “You get what you pay for,” is usually used to justify a seemingly high…
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