In a testimony today at 10:00am before the House Budget Committee, former Bloomberg administration official Robert Doar will discuss how focusing on work and family can help poor Americans and reduce poverty.
From my experience administering antipoverty programs in New York and fighting to reduce poverty, I learned four lessons that policymakers should keep in mind when trying to improve the safety net.
• Require work as a condition of assistance;
• Reward work with government supports that help low-wages go further;
• Talk honestly about the importance of family in avoiding poverty;
• Promote economic growth that creates jobs.
Read his full testimony, “Work and family: The keys to reducing poverty.”
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