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When AFDC started in the 1930s, two-thirds of children on welfare were there because of the death or incapacitation of a parent.
After rising 32 percent under George Bush (from 1989 to 1993), AFDC caseloads are now declining.
[* Methodological fine print: "Welfare" means Aid to Families with Dependent Children (AFDC) or its successor program, Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF).
Because food stamps are a form of welfare, they--like AFDC and TANF benefits--have traditionally been stigmatized, even among those who are eligible to get them.
When AFDC rolls began climbing in the late 1960s, fewer than 10 percent of American children were born out of wedlock.