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About Jim Dunn

Jim is a Consultant with over 22 years of experience in state government working as a welfare caseworker, front-line supervisor, and welfare policy analyst (TANF and Medicaid).

Grotesque Opulence

By |2022-09-09T16:02:04-04:00August 8th, 2019|

For our 25th anniversary, my wife and I took our family to Paris and Rome to explore, see the sights, and create an adventure full of all “bucket list” activities. Traveling to these wonders and seeing everything the grand cities have to offer, I found myself awed and aghast at what I can only call [...]

The Government Whisper

By |2022-09-07T17:02:54-04:00November 28th, 2018|

My day job is helping state welfare agencies navigate the fens and bogs of federal law and regulation. My side job is helping netlogx team members understand how state government works the unique struggles our state clients face.  Many new netlogx team members have worked in the private sector and have had little interaction with [...]

The Curious Case for “Welfare”

By |2022-09-05T14:23:55-04:00June 23rd, 2016|

During the May 22 – 25 APSHA National Health and Human Services 2016 Summit, I was struck by the use of the word “welfare” and in particular by whom.  Over the past 20+ years “welfare” has been supplanted by the more politically correct terms of “human services” or “social services”.  I have to admit that [...]

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