Top Conservative Challenges GOP To Reconsider Aversion To ‘The Safety Net’

Arthur Brooks, president of the conservative think tank the American Enterprise Institute, is challenging Republicans to reconsider their aversion to welfare programs.

During the “Right To Rise: Education as America’s 21st Century Ticket to Social Mobility” event, Brooks recalled recent visits to “off the map” areas neglected by politicians because they’re home to voters who are either certain they’ll vote for them or certain they won’t.

After speaking with people in the areas — “prostitutes, drug addicts, ex-felons, homeless people” — Brooks said they called for three things.

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