It’s time to get serious about welfare reform

Following the critical passage of tax reform, congressional Republicans and President Trump might now turn their attention to reforming at least some of the nation’s vast, too often ineffective social safety net.
In 1964, President Lyndon Johnson declared an “unconditional war on poverty in America.” Since then, the United States has spent $23 trillion on anti-poverty programs, including nearly $1 trillion annually in recent years. Adjusted for inflation, according to the Herit