- Was Ted Cruz right to claim inequality worsened under Obama?: "That's not true, though...[F]ederal policy effectively blunted the pain of the financial crisis for most American families...When people lose their jobs, they qualify for benefits like unemployment insurance and food stamps." http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/wonkblog/wp/2015/02/17/wonkbook-was-ted-cruz-right-to-claim-inequality-worsened-under-obama/ 14 comments politics