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| A form of fiscal federalism where federal aid is given to the states with few strings attached |
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| The establishment of an income level by government that references the point at which an individual is considered to be living in poverty |
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| Those benefits guaranteed by law paid to individuals by the federal government, such as Social Security |
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| An alternative to the progressive income tax where individuals pay the same percentage regardless of how much they earn |
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| Federally funded program gives food coupons to low income people based on income and family size |
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| The portion of national income that individuals and groups earn |
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| A shared program between the federal and local governments that covers hospital and nursing home costs of low income people |
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| Program that covers hospital and medical costs of people 65 years of age and older as well as disabled individuals receiving Social Security |
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| References the point at which an individual is considered living in what has been called a “culture or poverty” |
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| A tax based upon the amount of many an individual earned such as an income tax. Became legal as a result of the ratification of the Sixteenth Amendment to the Constitution |
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| A tax that is imposed on individuals regardless of how much they earn such as sales tax |
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| A minimum government guarantee that ensures that individuals living in poverty will receive support in the form of social welfare programs |
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| Entitlement programs such as Social Security and programs such as Aid to Dependent Children paid for by the federal government |
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| An alternative to the traditional welfare, where an individual is trained to work instead of receiving welfare |
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| The politics of policy making in which some small group receives the benefits of the policy and the public at large bears the cost. Only those who benefit have an incentive to organize and press their case |
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| A self financing government program based on contributions that provide benefits to unemployed or retired persons |
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| A government program financed by general income taxes that provides benefits to poor citizens without requiring contributions from them |
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| An economic qualification that determines whether one is eligible for benefits under government programs reserved for lower income groups |
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| A provision of a 1975 tax law that entitles working families with children to receive money from the government if their total income falls below a certain level |
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| A policy of providing poor people with education and job training to help lift them out of poverty |
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| A policy giving of giving poor people money help lift them out of poverty |
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