Author Archives: David Morton

Sign Up For Updates From Voices of Welfare One of the best ways to get involved is to read through the Top Truths about Welfare and the stories on this site and talk to your friends and family.  Whenever you … Continue reading →

Inheritance Caucasian families in the U.S. are five times more likely to inherit a sum of money than other ethnic groups. Among those who did receive an inheritance, Caucasians received about ten times more wealth than African Americans.  Findings also … Continue reading →

Employment and a Living Wage Unemployment rates are higher for African Americans, and in economic downturns, African Americans are more negatively affected than Caucasians since on average African American families have less substantial nest eggs to draw from.[1] Further, research … Continue reading →

Education Education—assumed to be the “great equalizer”—is often another factor that restricts the movement of minority groups. As a result of neighborhood segregation, lower income students—especially students of color—are zoned and confined to failing or inferior schools.[1] This leaves them … Continue reading →

Many of us have either needed government aid or will before we die. Excluding programs such as Medicare, Social Security, unemployment and disability and restricting analysis only to means tested programs like TANF, food stamps, Medicaid and public housing, 64% … Continue reading →