![]() Meanwhile, the intellectual wing of reform conservatism likes these plans because they reduce government and offer citizens more control, at least in theory. In a recent speech about fighting poverty, Utah Senator Mike Lee told the Heritage Foundation, “There’s no reason the federal government should maintain 79 different means-tested programs.” ![]() Wisconsin Representative Paul Ryan, partly inspired by the “universal credit” reforms of Britain’s Conservative government, proposes allowing states to combine different forms of federal anti-poverty funding-food stamps, housing assistance, and more-into a single funding stream. Florida Senator Marco Rubio’s plan would move most of America’s existing welfare funding into a single “flex-fund” to be disbursed to the states. As a young crop of conservative policymakers announce a range of proposals, there’s some movement in that direction. Last week, my colleague David Frum argued that conservative welfare reformers need to focus on simplification. ![]()
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