Editor Max J. Skidmore discusses a welcome exchange with the co-author of a 1983 article on Social Security that he has severely criticized numerous times. Peter Germanis, now writing as “Peter the Citizen,” reached out to indicate that he now directs his attention to TANF, and has not considered Social Security for many years. The resulting communication clearly demonstrates that thoughtful conservatives can set aside ideological considerations and collaborate with those of differing views without sacrificing their basic principles. Despite claims of success, TANF has failed to achieve its goals, and has had disastrous results. His analyses are insightful, and should serve as the basis for reform of “welfare reform.” What should be rejected soundly is any use of TANF as a model for revision of policy.

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TANF 有多成功？认真地从右边进行深思熟虑的分析，向公民彼得致敬

编辑 Max J. Skidmore 讨论了与 1983 年一篇关于社会保障的文章的合著者的欢迎交流，他多次严厉批评了这篇文章。Peter Germanis，现在写作“公民彼得”，表示他现在将注意力转向 TANF，并且多年来一直没有考虑社会保障。由此产生的交流清楚地表明，有思想的保守派可以搁置意识形态考虑，与持不同观点的人合作，而不会牺牲他们的基本原则。尽管声称成功，但 TANF 未能实现其目标，并产生了灾难性的结果。他的分析很有见地，应该作为“福利改革”改革的依据。应该坚决拒绝任何使用 TANF 作为政策修订模型的行为。