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Welfare spending and poverty reduction

The relationship between higher welfare spending and reductions in long-term poverty, including the impact on intergenerational mobility and the role of program design and implementation.

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Jan 9, 2026
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Which state had the highest total welfare spending in 2024 and how does that compare to per capita rankings?

Available public reporting does not provide a single, authoritative table in the supplied sources that names the state with the highest total (aggregate) welfare spending in calendar or fiscal 2024, s...

Jan 30, 2026

How do net fiscal flows between California and red states vary by income bracket and population density?

is a net fiscal “donor” to the federal government: its residents and businesses pay more in federal taxes than the state receives back in , a pattern driven by high incomes, population size, and the ....

Jan 23, 2026

How do state-level SNAP enrollment rates correlate with poverty and unemployment indicators?

State-level SNAP enrollment generally moves with measures of economic distress — higher and higher tend to coincide with higher — but the relationship is shaped just as strongly by , outreach and demo...

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