Expenditure programs for the poor, commonly known as welfare programs or social safety nets, are government...

 

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Expenditure programs for the poor, commonly known as welfare programs or social safety nets, are government efforts intended to offer monetary aid, assistance, and resources to individuals and families grappling with poverty or economic difficulties. These programs have the goal of alleviating poverty, decreasing inequality, and enhancing the welfare of those who require assistance. A radical view about these programs is that these programs cannot make poor people truly happy, because people cannot be truly happy living on expenditure programs for the poor. According to this view, welfare of poor people should be increased not by assisting the poor via cash-transfers or free goods and services, but by other policies. 2.a. While this view might be true, do you think that this view justifies giving up on expenditure programs for the poor? Yes or no. 2.b. Why/why not? Expenditure programs for the poor, commonly known as welfare programs or social safety nets, are government efforts intended to offer monetary aid, assistance, and resources to individuals and families grappling with poverty or economic difficulties. These programs have the goal of alleviating poverty, decreasing inequality, and enhancing the welfare of those who require assistance. A radical view about these programs is that these programs cannot make poor people truly happy, because people cannot be truly happy living on expenditure programs for the poor. According to this view, welfare of poor people should be increased not by assisting the poor via cash-transfers or free goods and services, but by other policies. 2.a. While this view might be true, do you think that this view justifies giving up on expenditure programs for the poor? Yes or no. 2.b. Why/why not?

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2a No I do not think that this view justifies giving up on expenditure programs for the poor The view that expenditure programs for the poor cannot ma... View the full answer