Welfare data show that _____
A)there may be unfavorable long-term consequences of welfare benefits.
B)welfare encourages young women to have children.
C)children brought up on welfare never remain on welfare as adults.
D)welfare benefits and other sources of income are directly related.
E)income-assistance programs increase the supply of labor by 40 percent.

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Welfare data show that there may be unfavorable long-term consequences of welfare benefits such as disincentivizing work and exacerbating poverty rather than alleviating it. Studies have also shown that long-term welfare recipients have lower earnings and higher poverty rates than those who have never received welfare benefits.

Welfare Data Show That _____