What Republicans’ Food-Stamp Bill and Democrats’ Job-Guarantee Plan Have in Common
“Both ensure there’s no excuse for not working. In National Review’s new print edition I have a piece about Republican efforts to enact ‘Welfare Reform 2.0,’ with a special focus on the House Agriculture Committee’s plan for the food-stamp program. That proposed ‘farm bill’ would simultaneously (A) strengthen work requirements for able-bodied adults without children under six and (B) provide more funding to the states for job programs. Its core selling point is that despite the stronger requirements, no one would be forced off the program: If you want to keep your benefits, you can do so by taking a guaranteed slot in an employment program.”