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Why the poor in America stay poor

The Gray Area with Sean Illing

CHAPTER

The Paradox of Welfare

Since Bill Clinton was president, only 22 cents of every dollar allocated to the country reaches people who need it. So this is a program called Temporary Assistance for Navy Families, or TANF. Some states don't even spend it. Hawaii was sitting on so much that they could give every poor kid $10,000 in their state.

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