January 16, 2004

Lending a Lasting Hand

By DAVID GLENN

Economists of many stripes argue that poor people and the unemployed need more help from the government

The walls of the Department of Employment Services center in northeast Washington, D.C., are inevitably festooned with glossy motivational posters. "Career vs. Job ... a Matter of Choice or a Matter of Chance," reads one sign. Visitors might be forgiven for thinking that they're back in the assistant principal's office.

Reginald McCoy, a 35-year-old telecommunications

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