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Gwen Moore: “What we don't want to do is make sure people get just enough to get by and then provide disincentives for them to work.”

On the recordJune 26, 2012
What we don't want to do is make sure people get just enough to get by and then provide disincentives for them to work.
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Gwen Moore
Democratic · Wisconsin

Editor's note · Context

Moore emphasizes the importance of not discouraging work among welfare recipients.

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