Poverty
Fall below this line and you'll find you're eligible for some benefits
The Federal Poverty Line
Education and care for low-income kids to get a-head
Head Start
You can't lose your job but you won't get paid either
FMLA
Buy some (restricted) items for women and their babies
WIC
Poverty: It's all relative
Poverty measured as relative to others in society rather than a strict line
You've earned this if you work but don't make much money (and have kids)
EITC
one health insurance for the disabled and one for the disabled poor
SSDI SSI
Everyone is entitled to these types of benefits
Entitlement
You can take these housing vouchers with you (on the private market)
Section 8 housing choice
Spending without spending: it's the tax code!
Tax expenditures
This theory says that structural barriers keep people in poverty
restricted opportunity
It used to be cash relief to poor mothers, but now it's just temporary
TANF
Block grants again! this time for child maltreatment
CAPTA
This voucher puts the public in housing
Section 8 project based housing voucher
NERD!
Need, Equality, Rights, Desert
Under this theory investments like education help fight poverty
Human capital investment
Pay now, retire later
Social Security
ESSA
Services and treatment for victims of DV and IPV
VAWA
Religious perspective of poverty
It's part of the human condition, so individuals must help
Let's test to see if you're eligible for benefits
Means-tested
It matters what you call it - universal, socialized, or presidential
Obamacare/ACA
One type of health insurance for the poor one type for retirees
Medicaid/Medicare
This acted to prevent discrimination in voting
regressive and progressive taxes