Welfare | The Complete Moderate's Guide

Welfare reform is part of every politician's speech, but what programs do we already have and how could they be improved? Try Skillshare for two months for free by going to http://skl.sh/knowingbetter4 Website ► http://knowingbetter.tv Store ► http://standard.tv/knowingbetter Patreon ► http://patreon.com/knowingbetter Paypal ► http://paypal.me/knowingbetter Twitter ► https://twitter.com/KnowingBetterYT Twitch ► https://twitch.tv/knowingbetteryt Facebook ► https://facebook.com/KnowingBetterYT/ Instagram ► https://instagram.com/knowingbetteryt Reddit ► https://reddit.com/r/KnowingBetter/ --- Thanks to donoteat01 for explaining housing assistance: https://www.youtube.com/user/donoteat01 https://twitter.com/donoteat1 Check out his video on Public Housing: https://youtu.be/xqJbE1bvdgo --- General Sources https://www.cbo.gov/publication/53624 https://aspe.hhs.gov/poverty-guidelines Tax Credits https://fas.org/sgp/crs/misc/R43805.pdf https://www.eitc.irs.gov/eitc-central/statistics-for-tax-returns-with-eitc/statistics-for-2017-tax-returns-with-eitc https://www.cbpp.org/research/federal-tax/chart-book-the-earned-income-tax-credit-and-child-tax-credit https://www.taxpolicycenter.org/publications/refundable-credits-earned-income-tax-credit-and-child-tax-credit/full Education https://trends.collegeboard.org/student-aid/figures-tables/pell-grants-total-expenditures-maximum-and-average-grant-and-number-recipients-over-time Lifeline https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2018/09/millions-could-lose-cheap-phone-service-under-fccs-overhaul-of-lifeline/ TANF https://dfcs.georgia.gov/tanf-eligibility-requirements https://www.georgialegalaid.org/resource/an-overview-of-temporary-assistance-to-needy https://www.cbpp.org/research/family-income-support/tanf-benefits-remain-low-despite-recent-increases-in-some-states SNAP/WIC https://www.cbpp.org/research/food-assistance/a-quick-guide-to-snap-eligibility-and-benefits Medicaid/CHIP/ACA https://www.kff.org/medicaid/state-indicator/total-medicaid-spending/?currentTimeframe=0&sortModel=%7B%22colId%22:%22Location%22,%22sort%22:%22asc%22%7D https://www.medicaid.gov/medicaid/program-information/medicaid-and-chip-enrollment-data/report-highlights/index.html https://www.cbsnews.com/news/obamacare-subsidies-to-jump-10-billion-in-2017/ Unemployment https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BUDGET-2016-BUD/pdf/BUDGET-2016-BUD.pdf https://oui.doleta.gov/unemploy/content/data.asp https://tcf.org/content/report/unemployment-trust-fund-recovery-helping-employers-not-workers/?agreed=1 https://newrepublic.com/article/97971/would-extending-unemployment-benefits-increase-unemployment https://www.aboutunemployment.org/faqs/best-and-worst-states-for-unemployment-benefits/ https://www.businessinsider.com/heres-how-long-unemployment-benefits-now-last-in-each-state-2014-1 http://www.savingtoinvest.com/maximum-weekly-unemployment-benefits-by-state/ Social Security https://www.ssa.gov/policy/docs/chartbooks/fast_facts/2016/fast_facts16.html https://www.ssa.gov/budget/FY18Files/2018BST.pdf Universal Basic Income https://interestingengineering.com/the-15-most-promising-universal-basic-income-trials https://www.economist.com/finance-and-economics/2018/04/26/the-lapsing-of-finlands-universal-basic-income-trial https://www.marketplace.org/2016/12/20/world/dauphin --- Photo Credits - https://www.taxpolicycenter.org/sites/default/files/publication/139841/01_2.png https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:USDA_Food_Pyramid.gif https://www.census.gov/content/dam/Census/newsroom/blogs/2016/06/americas-age-profile-told-through-population-pyramids/Chart-1.png Thumbnail - https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Homeless_is_sleeping_at_bus_stop.JPG Video Credits - Original Obamaphone Lady: Obama Voter Says Vote for Obama because he gives a free Phone - RealFreedom1776 - https://youtu.be/tpAOwJvTOio Universal Basic Income Explained – Free Money for Everybody? UBI - Kurzgesagt - In a Nutshell - https://youtu.be/kl39KHS07Xc Music Credits - "Furious Freak" and "Inspired" by Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/ --- Intro Art and Channel Avatar by PoetheWonderCat https://twitter.com/ThatCatNamedPoe --- Hashtags: #government #state #welfare #tax #taxes #care #money #reform #welfarestate #system #socialsecurity #medicaid #medicare #foodstamps #unemployment --- This video was sponsored by Skillshare.