CAS PO 141 Study Guide - Midterm Guide: Synecdoche, So Small, Working Poor
2 Oct 2018
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Intro: overview -- stone"s argument: we think of policy as being designed to solve problems, policymaking is not rational, strategic representation of a situation. Causes: used to assign blame, accidental causes (hurricanes are random tragedies, intentional causes, inadvertent causes, mechanical causes. Intro: overview: most people think that us welfare state is very small, percentage of gdp directly spent on social welfare is small compared to western european countries, however, this formula does not account for indirect spending. Health care: many people think gov should stay out of health care, but gov is already deeply involved in the system, insurance through employer is actually subsidized by gov. Tax expenditures: tax breaks should be considered social spending, encourage good behavior like buying a house or going to school. Truth in common story: 70% of cuts were made to means-tested programs, 1/2 million families removed from welfare, 1st major retrenchment in us welfare history, ss and medicare practically untouched.
