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Chuck Baldwin on Welfare & Poverty

Constitution Party nominee for President; Reform Party nominee in several states

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No stance on record.

Bob Barr on Welfare & Poverty

Libertarian nominee for President; Former Republican Representative (GA-7)

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Voted YES on treating religious organizations equally for tax breaks. (Jul 2001)
Voted NO on responsible fatherhood via faith-based organizations. (Nov 1999)
Limit welfare to 2 years & cut welfare spending. (Sep 1994)

Hillary Clinton on Welfare & Poverty

Democratic Jr Senator (NY); former candidate for President

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In the face of suffering, God calls on us to respond. (Apr 2008)
Make sure the economy works for everybody. (Jan 2008)
Partner with faith based community in empowerment zones. (Dec 2007)
Considered idea of $5000 at birth to pay for future college. (Oct 2007)
Time-out for mortgage companies on march toward foreclosure. (Sep 2007)
Wellesley thesis: Saul Alinsky & people over bureaucrats. (Jun 2007)
Hedge funds incentivize risk, but need regulation. (Apr 2007)
Lazio weakened housing standards and limited public housing. (Oct 2000)
Lazio fought against FHA on low-interest housing loans. (Oct 2000)
Equal access to capital and jobs. (Jan 2000)
Working should mean no poverty. (Jan 2000)
Community involvement helps, but only in short term. (Dec 1999)
Don�t criminalize the homeless. (Dec 1999)
1969 thesis: Alinsky's reforms too short term & local. (Apr 1999)
Microcredit is an invaluable tool in alleviating poverty. (Feb 1997)
Link payments to good parenting behavior. (Feb 1997)
Finish welfare reform by moving able recipients into jobs. (Aug 2000)
Establish a National Affordable Housing Trust Fund. (Jul 2003)
Tax credits to promite home ownership in distressed areas. (Apr 2003)
Fully fund AmeriCorps. (Jun 2003)

Alan Keyes on Welfare & Poverty

American Independent nominee for President; 2004 Republican challenger for IL Senate

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Constitution does not require separation of church and state. (Aug 2004)
No socialism for poor children-invigorate families instead. (Jan 2000)
Volunteer for community service; not via government funding. (Oct 1999)
Shift welfare from government to the faith sector. (Oct 1999)
Disintegration of the family causes social ills. (Jan 1999)
Jewish support of welfare for blacks causes enmity. (May 1996)
Encourage two-parent families instead of paying baby bonus. (May 1996)

Gloria La Riva on Welfare & Poverty

Party for Socialism and Liberation nominee for President

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No stance on record.

John McCain on Welfare & Poverty

Republican nominee for President; Senior Senator (AZ)

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Lower and middle income Americans need more help. (Jan 2008)
Require 40 hours work per week from welfare recipients. (Nov 2004)
Supports block grants, welfare-to-work, state control. (Jan 2000)
Anti-poverty shared by gov�t & faith-based orgs. (Jan 2000)
List unoccupied HUD-owned homes, & give them away. (Feb 1999)
Use tax code to address unemployment & working conditions. (Jul 1998)
More housing assistance; tax breaks against homelessness. (Jul 1998)
Pro-block grants; pro-welfare-to-work. (Jul 1998)
Voted YES on welfare block grants. (Aug 1996)
Voted NO on eliminating block grants for food stamps. (Jul 1996)
Voted YES on allowing state welfare waivers. (Jul 1996)
Voted YES on welfare overhaul. (Sep 1995)
Fully fund AmeriCorps. (Jun 2003)

Frank McEnulty on Welfare & Poverty

New American Independent Party nominee for President

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Flexibility through federal block grants. (Jun 2008)

Cynthia McKinney on Welfare & Poverty

Green Party nominee for President (Former Rep., D, GA-4)

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Voted YES on providing $70 million for Section 8 Housing vouchers. (Jun 2006)
Voted NO on responsible fatherhood via faith-based organizations. (Nov 1999)
Reduce the concentration of wealth & wage inequality. (Nov 1999)

Brian Moore on Welfare & Poverty

Socialist nominee for President

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Eliminate poverty by eliminating for-profit system. (Apr 2008)
Expand welfare with guaranteed income for all. (Dec 2007)

Ralph Nader on Welfare & Poverty

2008 Independent for for President; 2004 Reform nominee; 2000 Green nominee

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Visit poor cities to put faces on poverty statistics. (Oct 2002)
Charity work is good; but politics addresses root causes. (Oct 2000)
Attack corporate welfare kings, not poor welfare queens. (Oct 2000)
Limit executive compensation to 30-to-1 over lowest pay. (Oct 2000)
Domestic Marshall Plan to abolish poverty. (Oct 2000)
Democracy can�t co-exist with gross income inequality. (Jun 2000)
Retail malls siphon off business from central cities. (May 2000)
Homelessness is peaking despite good economy. (May 2000)
Big business lobbying subordinates democracy. (Feb 2000)
Housing legislation converted pro bono to profit. (Dec 1998)
Training & earned income credits are corporate subsidies. (Apr 1996)
Homelessness
Severe shortage in affordable housing. (Jun 2003)
14M families spend half of their income on housing. (Jun 2003)
1.35 million children are homeless. (Jun 2003)

Barack Obama on Welfare & Poverty

Democratic nomine for President; Junior Senator (IL)

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AdWatch: Fought for workers from college thru Senate. (Jul 2008)
GovWatch: Welfare laws he "passed" were federally mandated. (Jul 2008)
Cut poverty in half in 10 years, with faith-based help. (Apr 2008)
Create 20 Promise Neighborhoods in high-poverty cities. (Feb 2008)
1980s: Director of the Developing Communities Project. (Oct 2007)
Stop Fraud Act: full disclosure in subprime lending. (Sep 2007)
Engages people of faith on all aspects of his public service. (Aug 2007)
Saw dire poverty as a child in Indonesia. (Aug 2007)
1985: Launched project to give voice to disempowered. (Aug 2007)
Ownership Society is another term for "Social Darwinism". (Aug 2007)
Community organizer on Chicago's South Side. (Feb 2007)
Black churches minister to social needs out of necessity. (Oct 2006)
Welfare receipts know how to become successful but need help. (Jul 2004)
$100M increase in IL Earned Income Tax Credit. (Jun 2004)
Inner city problems are the painful truths. (Aug 1996)
Exorcise the ghostly figure that haunts black dreams. (Aug 1996)
Develop a strategy to eliminate extreme global poverty. (Dec 2007)

Ron Paul on Welfare & Poverty

Republican Representative (TX-14); previously Libertarian for President

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Bush's faith-based initiative is "a neocon project". (Oct 2007)
Voted YES on providing $70 million for Section 8 Housing vouchers. (Jun 2006)
Voted NO on promoting work and marriage among TANF recipients. (Feb 2003)
Voted NO on treating religious organizations equally for tax breaks. (Jul 2001)
Voted NO on responsible fatherhood via faith-based organizations. (Nov 1999)
Abolish federal welfare; leave it all to states. (Dec 2000)

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