State of Maryland Archives: on Welfare & Poverty

Thomas Perez: Invest in state's successful affordable housing program

• Invest in affordable housing by fully funding Maryland's highly successful affordable housing program
• Leverage every federal dollar to help renters and small landlords avoid eviction
• Pass state laws based on President Obama's housing policies that promote diverse, inclusive communities.

Richard Madaleno: Supports affordable housing & community development projects

OnTheIssues Q: what are your views on Welfare & Poverty issues?
• Supports affordable housing and community development projects
• Voted YES to allowing ex-felons to apply for food stamps

Margaret Flowers: Guaranteed basic income of $1,000 per month per person

A Basic Income would also end poverty as well as end poverty programs. The reality of lack of jobs and a basic income is not discussed by any current candidate even though in 1972 both Nixon and McGovern favored various forms of a basic income.

Martin O`Malley: Move from welfare to work; & raise Earned Income tax credit

• We've invested dearly, to improve education as a ladder to success.
• We are investing more than ever in our transportation infrastructure, to get more of our people back to work.
• We raised the Earned Income tax credit. Why? To better reward hard work.
• We've maintained the highest goals for minority and women-owned business participation, and for the first time ever, we actually exceeded it.
• We became the first state in the country to pass a living wage.
• We put in place for the first time a progressive income tax, reducing income taxes for 86% of Marylanders.
• Just last calendar year, we moved more people than ever from welfare to work.