'Back At Square One': As States Repurpose Welfare Funds, More Families Fall Through Safety Net

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Peter S. Goodman

 The Huffington Post, Business, June 19, 2012

"Butler is among the millions of low-income Americans sliding into the ranks of a group experts call "the disconnected" -- people who are both out of work and not receiving welfare. Their desperate straits reflect the extent to which key components of the American social safety net have been substantially reduced in recent years, just as the worst economic downturn since the Great Depression has amplified demand for help."

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'Back At Square One': As States Repurpose Welfare Funds, More Families Fall Through Safety Net