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panfilo

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Which statement is not an accurate assessment of Texas's efforts to deal with welfare?
 
  a. The state is mainly interested in money; it tries to find ways not to spend state dollars on the poor and to get a bigger piece of the federal welfare pie.
  b. Texas's political culture pushes the state to provide generous benefits that the state cannot afford.
  c. Texas has a welfare problem that is tied to social divisions resting on ethnic conflicts and struggles between the haves and the have-nots.
  d. Texas uses stringent qualifications for recipients in order to reduce the number of welfare recipients.
  e. Texas benefited from a booming economy, which resulted in a drop in the number of aid recipients.

Question 2

In analyzing Texas laws dealing with unemployment, which statement is not accurate?
 
  a. Texas has a history of having laws that are not as protective of workers' rights as other states.
  b. Texas has a right-to-work provision, prohibiting union membership as a condition for employment.
  c. Workers' compensation laws in Texas have generally had rather high costs with low worker benefits.
  d. Texas businesses and state government have pushed for more funding for the unemployed as a way to support economic growth in the state.
  e. In order to gain access to millions of national government dollars for unemployment, Texas had to provide coverage for workers not previously covered.



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Answer to Question 1

b

Answer to Question 2

d





 

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