Current antipoverty programs discourage work because a. they make recipients more comfortable than most middle-class Americans. b. benefits are reduced at such a high rate when recipients earn more income that there is little or no incentive to work once one is receiving benefits. c. antipoverty programs attract naturally lazy people to begin with. d. in order to be eligible for benefits, a recipient cannot have a job.
Current antipoverty programs discourage work because a. they make recipients more comfortable than most middle-class Americans. b. benefits are reduced at such a high rate when recipients earn more income that there is little or no incentive to work once one is receiving benefits. c. antipoverty programs attract naturally lazy people to begin with. d. in order to be eligible for benefits, a recipient cannot have a job.
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Current antipoverty programs discourage work because
a. they make recipients more comfortable than most middle-class Americans.
b. benefits are reduced at such a high rate when recipients earn more income that there is little or no incentive to work once one is receiving benefits.
c. antipoverty programs attract naturally lazy people to begin with.
d. in order to be eligible for benefits, a recipient cannot have a job.
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Anti-poverty programs are formulated to oppose poverty. It refers to the anti-poverty policies and efforts made by the Government
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