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By 1969, welfare had become a major issue in American politics. The number of welfare recipients had doubled during the decade and welfare roles were rising at the rate of 1 million persons annually. Existing programs were under attack from those of many different political tendencies-each, of course, emphasizing different interpretations of what was going on and why. In the summer of 1969, the fledgling Nixon administration, amidst great fanfare, announced a plan for sweeping welfare reform. This Family Assistance Plan (FAP) represented a classic Nixon ploy. Critics to the left were confounded by the inclusion of a guaranteed minimum income provision; conservative critics were lured by the promise of putting welfare recipients to work and dismantling welfare bureaucracy. Indeed, the initial reaction suggested that the Family Assistance Plan had found a broad consensus and would lead to the most sweeping welfare reform since the early New Deal. In the next 2 years, this ball unraveled. The apparent consensus proved illusory, the FAP's chief backers within the administration lost influence, and, ultimately, Nixon turned his attention elsewhere, letting welfare reform languish. This

Author

WILLIAM A. GAMSON; KATHRYN E. LASCH

Published

1983

Language

EN