The facts about work requirements are being ignored. Here’s why.
“Research shows that such work requirements are no more justified than the confiscation scheme noted above. Poor able-bodied adults already work, although they’re often less consistently connected to the job market than the nonpoor. But adding work requirements, as opposed to measures that support existing work efforts of the poor, is likely to hurt their present living standards and their kids’ future mobility. Programs such as nutritional, health and housing support often make it easier for a low-income person to be able to hold a job, and children who grow up in families that receive these benefits tend to have better adult life outcomes that comparable kids who don’t receive the supports.”