Reaganomics impact on Social Services in the U.S.

The Reagan administration increased

the Aid to Families with Dependent Children rules by limiting how many families could get help and reducing the benefits for those who did qualify

The Reagan administration reduced

funding for Aid to Families with Dependent Children and limited who could get benefits. It also encouraged families to work

Reagan’s policies and morality-based issues: #1

The belief in the importance of the traditional family with specific roles for men and women.

Reagan’s policies and morality-based issues: #2

Income-producing labor at any wage is moral and non-work is immoral

Reagan’s policies and morality-based issues: #3

Superpatriotism and religious belief in the God-ordained future of America; rationalized hostility against other nations, increased war production

Reasons why people receive welfare

 1) because of an emergency situation 

2) because individuals live a disorganized life. 

Gilbert believes

social help should be limited to emergencies and encourages people to move off assistance quickly

Gilbert supports

counseling for those with unstable lives to avoid dependency

Gilbert agrees

with Reagan’s cuts to welfare to prevent long-term reliance