The high value of welfare benefits keeps the poor on welfare / James L. Payne -- A lack of opportunities keeps the poor on welfare / Kathryn Edin and Laura Lein -- Welfare causes an increase in out-of-wedlock births / Michael Tanner and David B. Kopel -- Welfare does not cause an increase in out-of-wedlock births / Michael B. Katz -- Welfare fraud is widespread / James L. Payne -- Insufficient welfare benefits encourage fraud / Karen Seccombe -- The government must enforce child welfare payments / Elaine Sorensen and Ariel Halpern -- Noncustodial fathers should not be required to pay child support / John Smith -- Refugees deserve welfare assistance from the government / Sara Paretsky -- Refugees should be discouraged from accepting welfare / Don Barnett -- Private charity should replace welfare / David Kelley -- Private charity should not replace welfare / Janet Poppendieck -- Religious organizations can reduce poverty / Ronald J. Sider -- Privatization of welfare benefits recipients / Peter Cove -- Privatization of welfare does not benefit recipients / Bill Berkowitz -- The government should discourage welfare dependency / Charles Murray -- Welfare recipients need more government assistance / Jared Bernstein and Mark Greenberg -- Work requirements and government subsidies will reduce poverty / Ron Haskins -- Work requirements harm poor mothers / Randy Albelda -- Welfare policies should discourage out-of-wedlock births / Lisa E. Oliphant -- Welfare policies should not promote marriage / Laurie Rubiner.