From Flat Broke with Children by Sharon Hays

From Flat Broke with Children by Sharon Hays
Hays considers the roots and consequences of welfare reform which was implemented in the mid-1990s. Particularly noteworthy is that she discusses its implications in terms of attempts to institutionalize core American values such as family responsibility, economic frugality, and individual initiative as well as its concrete implications for enhancing economic opportunities. Her view is largely negative: welfare reform has failed along these lines.
-According to Hays, perhaps the biggest "winner" from welfare reform has been employers of low-level service workers who have found an increasing supply of labor.