Firing Line

Should We Privatize the Welfare State? Part II (30x11)

Air date: Apr 04, 1995

The welfare-reform proposals sitting before Congress are so contentious, Mr. Buckley begins, "that everyone known to the Producer of Firing Line has put in to give his views on them." Sometimes--when all eight guests speak at once--we may feel that less would have been more. But we get a fascinating range of views on matters like how long recipients ought to be able to stay on welfare, what is the most productive way of changing the current system, and how welfare and illegitimacy interact.