McCarthy demands work requirements on 'all the programs' including Social Security, Medicare, Medic [View all]
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McCarthy demands work requirements on ‘all the programs’ including Social Security, Medicare, Medicaid, and SNAP
David Badash, The New Civil Rights Movement
May 16, 2023, 1:56 PM ET
..........McCarthy also claimed that forcing people who may not be physically or emotionally able to work, or who may have responsibilities that preclude them from leaving the house to go to a job "helps the supply chain."
What the Speaker is ignoring are the millions of undocumented immigrants currently within our borders desperate to work at jobs that won't threaten their ability to stay in the country – not to mention the thousands of others coming to the U.S. seeking asylum or a way out of poverty, gangs, drugs, disease, and corruption........
.............Despite McCarthy's apparent implication that Americans accessing social safety net benefits are not currently working, in fact many who are, do.
Earlier this year the Center on Budget and Policy Priorities published a state-by-state report that also finds nationally, more than 41% of SNAP recipients are in working families................
Read more: https://www.rawstory.com/mccarthy-demands-work-requirements-on-all-the-programs-including-social-security-medicare-medicaid-and-snap/
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