Trump’s Latest Bid to Punish the Poor
Trump’s plan to reorganize federal agencies sounds innocuous. But its real aim is to further gut the welfare state.
Sanford Schram is professor of political science at Hunter College, CUNY. He is a coauthor, with Joe Soss and Richard Fording, of Disciplining the Poor.
Trump’s plan to reorganize federal agencies sounds innocuous. But its real aim is to further gut the welfare state.
Harsh restrictions on welfare don’t limit fraud and abuse. They advance the interests of the rich and powerful.