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Trump's push for self-sufficiency misses the point of safety net programs

  • Written by David Campbell, Associate Professor of Public Administration, Binghamton University, State University of New York
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Here’s how Office of Management and Budget Director Mick Mulvaney has tried to justify the Trump administration’s bid to cut or scrap many safety net programs:

“We are no longer going to measure compassion by the number of programs or the number of people...

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