Why is it that although as a country we are spending more on aid for the poor, Edin and Shaefer find that the level of extreme poverty has risen in the last decade?

Chapter 1:
Please select 1 of the following questions and respond below. Please integrate information from the Chapter as well as connect to the following article which is an opinion piece:

1) Why is it that although as a country we are spending more on aid for the poor, Edin and Shaefer find that the level of extreme poverty has risen in the last decade?
2) Why is it that some people like Modonna who qualify for TANF don’t apply?
3) If you were put in charge of creating a government system of aid for families like Modonna’s what would it look like? Explain