| Description |
1 online resource (85 pages) : color illustrations. |
| Physical Medium |
polychrome |
| Description |
text file |
| Series |
Social issues, justice and status
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Economic issues, problems and perspectives
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Social issues, justice and status series.
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Economic issues, problems and perspectives series.
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| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Contents |
MEANS-TESTED PROGRAMS AND TAX CREDITS FOR LOW INCOME PEOPLE: SPENDING TRENDS; MEANS-TESTED PROGRAMS AND TAX CREDITS FOR LOW INCOME PEOPLE: SPENDING TRENDS; Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data; CONTENTS; PREFACE; Chapter 1: GROWTH IN MEANS-TESTED PROGRAMS AND TAX CREDITS FOR LOW-INCOME HOUSEHOLDS; SUMMARY; What Caused Total Spending on Means-Tested Programs and Tax Credits to Rise over the Past 40 Years?; What Caused the Growth of Specific Categories of Means- Tested Programs and Tax Credits?; How Much Will Means-Tested Programs and Tax Credits Cost over the Next Decade? |
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AN OVERVIEW OF MEANS-TESTED PROGRAMS AND TAX CREDITSSOURCES OF PAST GROWTH IN MEANS-TESTED PROGRAMS AND TAX CREDITS; Increased Participation; Changes in the Size of the Population; Changes in Economic Conditions; Policy Changes That Created or Expanded Programs and Tax Credits; Increased Spending per Participant; Changes in the Cost of Providing Services; Policy Changes That Increased Benefits; PAST GROWTH IN SPECIFIC PROGRAMS AND TAX CREDITS; Means-Tested Health Care Programs; Medicaid; Medicare Part D Low-Income Subsidy; Means-Tested Cash Assistance Programs and Tax Credits |
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Earned Income Tax CreditSupplemental Security Income; Child Tax Credit; Temporary Assistance for Needy Families; Means-Tested Nutrition, Housing, and Education Programs; Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program; Child Nutrition Programs; Housing Programs; Federal Pell Grant Program; PROJECTIONS FOR THE NEXT DECADE; Means-Tested Health Care Programs and Premium Assistance Tax Credits; Means-Tested Cash Assistance Programs and Tax Credits; Means-Tested Nutrition and Education Programs; APPENDIX A. DATA ON MEANS-TESTED PROGRAMS AND TAX CREDITS |
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APPENDIX B. INTERPRETING INFORMATION ABOUT PARTICIPATION AND SPENDING PER PARTICIPANTEnd Notes; Chapter 2: LOW-INCOME ASSISTANCE PROGRAMS: TRENDS IN FEDERAL SPENDING; SUMMARY; INTRODUCTION; NEED-TESTED PROGRAMS; LOW-INCOME ASSISTANCE SPENDING TRENDS; Rates of Growth: Health Programs and Non-health Programs; Trends in Non-health Spending; Trends through the Late 1980s; The 1990s; 2000-2007; Recent Years; FEDERAL OUTLAYS FOR LOW-INCOME ASSISTANCE PROGRAMS AS A PERCENT OF THE GROSS DOMESTIC PRODUCT; FEDERAL OUTLAYS FOR LOW-INCOME ASSISTANCE PROGRAMS AS A PERCENT OF THE FEDERAL BUDGET; CONCLUSION |
| Local Note |
eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America |
| Subject |
Social security -- United States.
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Social security. |
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United States. |
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Tax credits -- United States.
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Tax credits. |
| Genre/Form |
Electronic books.
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| Added Author |
White, Efrain B., editor.
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Mitchell, Connie C., editor.
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| Other Form: |
1-62618-552-2 |
| ISBN |
1626185530 |
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9781626185531 |
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9781626185524 |
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