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CHAPTER 8 – Expenditure Programs for the Poor Multiple-Choice Questions 1. The Earned Income Tax Credit (EITC) a) provides more income to those people on welfare. b) is a tax on low income workers. c) provides additional tax credits to low income workers. d) is a tax break for the wealthiest Americans. e) was eliminated by the Bush administration. 2. The switch from AFDC to TANF took place in a) 1937. b) 1986. c) 1996. d) 1998. e) 2003. 3. Social Security Income(SSI) is available for all, except a) aged. b) immigrants. c) blind. d) disabled. 4. A dollar reduction in benefits as a result of a dollar income from working is a a) 50% tax rate. b) 75% tax rate. c) 0% tax rate. d) 100% tax rate. 5. Who is eligible to receive food stamps? a) poor families without children b) childless single men c) childless single women d) all of the above e) a and c 6. Voucher programs for housing a) provide rent vouchers for existing housing stock. b) are under utilized with a surplus of housing stock. c) provide down payment assistance to purchase homes. d) are known as Section 8. e) do none of the above. 7. The Head Start program a) has been successful in fostering better levels of school attainment. b) began in 1965. c) provides preschool activities for 4 and 5 year old disadvantaged students. d) does all of the above. e) does none of the above. 8. Enrollment in the Medicaid program a) is designed for those persons 65 years of age and older. b) has increased due to expanded eligibility. c) covers all medical expenses that a poor person may incur. d) requires a substantial co-payment that has not been helpful to poor families. 9. Federal job training programs a) help provide job market skills to those in poverty. b) have been overwhelmingly effective in helping those in poverty. c) cost very little money per person participating. d) do all of the above. e) do none of the above. 10. The group comprising the highest percentage of the poor is a) the disabled. b) el