Jim Riccio

Director of Low-Wage Workers and Communities Policy, MDRC

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Director of the Low-Wage Workers and Communities policy area at MDRC, a nonprofit social science research organization that tests the effectiveness of new policies to alleviate poverty

 

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Welfare reform was designed to put poor people to work, but it has not ended what's called "the culture of poverty," handed down through generations.

Will the 'Nanny State' Be Replaced by the 'Daddy State?'

Welfare reform was designed to put poor people to work, but it has not ended what's called "the culture of poverty," handed down through generations.

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