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Publication Date: April 2007
Publisher: Heritage Foundation (Washington, D.C.)
Author(s): Robert Rector; Christine Kim; Shanea Watkins
Research Area: Social conditions
Keywords: Welfare; low-skill household; fiscal burden
Type: Report
Coverage: United States
Abstract:
Households headed by persons without a high school diploma impose a significant fiscal burden on other taxpayers: The cost of the government benefits they consume greatly exceeds the taxes they pay. Before transferring even more economic resources to these households, government should have a very clear account of the magnitude of the economic transfers that already occur.