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- Nov 2024
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Desmond, Matthew. Poverty, by America. 1st ed. New York: Crown, 2023. https://amzn.to/40Aqzlp
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- Dan Allosso Book Club 2024-11-09
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Annotators
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- Oct 2022
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Asset limits (or savings penalties) are designed sothat only the most vulnerable can access public benefit programs. However, in practice,they discourage low-income households from having a checking or savings account andbuilding a savings cushion. Relaxed asset limits increase low-income household savingsand mainstream financial market participation.
Is there evidence for this? Other confounding factors that prevent people from opening accounts?
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- Sep 2022
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means-tested program—Medicaid, Supplemental Nutrition AssistanceProgram (SNAP), Supplemental Security Income (SSI), Temporary Assistancefor Needy Families (TANF), and/or General Assistance (GA)
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means- tested welfare program (e.g., Supplemental Nutrition AssistanceProgram [SNAP], Medicaid
What does the full list of available means-tested programs look like?
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Welfare programs are generally considered those in whichan individual has to be below a certain income and asset level and fall into aparticular population group in order to be eligible. These are also known asmeans- tested programs, with individuals only able to participate if their incomeand assets are low enough to qualify.7
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