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Is the system set up for me to fail? Because that’s what it feels like.

Sheontay Smith, a single full-time working mother in Baltimore, who was told by her caseworker that the only way to get a child-care subsidy is to stop working and go on welfare.

Sheontay Smith, a single full-time working mother in Baltimore, who was told by her caseworker that the only way to get a child-care subsidy is to stop working and go on welfare.

Caroline Cournoyer is GOVERNING's senior web editor.
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