Author Question: Two important values in the United States are the work ethic and the family ethic. Abramowitz ... (Read 62 times)

OSWALD · **on:** Jun 18, 2018

Two important values in the United States are the work ethic and the family ethic.

Abramowitz (cited by Aulette) asserts that the abolishment of the Aid for Dependent Children programs and the implementation of Temporary Aid to Needy Family and Earned Income Tax Credit programs signaled
a. strengthening both the work ethic and the family ethic.
b. virtually abandoning the work ethic in favor of strengthening the family ethic.
c. virtually abandoning the family ethic in favor of strengthening the work ethic.
d. hurting both the work ethic and the family ethic.

Question 2

The strength of the Earned Income Tax Credit is that it

a. provides tax credit for expenses associated with work such as child care.
b. changes tax deductions to tax credits advantageous to people with lower incomes.
c. provides assistance to the working poor.
d. provides assistance to the unemployed.