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Michael Laws says welfare dependency is destroying our country. | The Platform New Zealand

Ian Lavery delivers a great speech on the effects of welfare reform on sick and disabled people. | Vote Love Not Hate

When welfare policies were reshaped in the late 1960s and 1970s, many programs included restrictions that discouraged or outright penalized households where a Black man was present. In order for Black women to qualify for much-needed financial assistance, caseworkers often inspected homes and enforced the so-called “man-in-the-house” rule, which disqualified families if a father or partner was living there. This practice effectively punished Black families for staying together, creating a devast