The Poverty of the State

State and local governments entered the 1970s in a state of deep crisis. All states made or considered welfare cuts in 1971. At least 20 state welfare departments began 1971 with deficits. Twenty-four state Medicaid programs were in the red, and many are denying health services to the poor. San Francisco county welfare recipients were cut back to $88 per month. Twenty-six city recreation halls in Cleveland were closed, and 85 percent of recreation department employees were removed from the payroll. Mayor Lindsay laid off thousands of New York City employees, crippling welfare, health, lead-poisoning, and rat-control programs. In California, Connecticut, and other states, freezes went into effect on state hiring. In California, state employees were denied cost-of-living wage increases.This article can also be found at the Monthly Review website, where most recent articles are published in full.Click here to purchase a PDF version of this article at the Monthly Review website

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