If the Welfare Reforms of the 1990s Met One Goal

question 10

Multiple Choice

If the welfare reforms of the 1990s met one goal that shows its mixed success, it would most likely be?

• A) increasing the ranks of the working poor
• B) providing a few good jobs for women
• C) the increase in red tape and means testing
• D) the omission of rural America

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