Why a work requirement hurts the poor

There’s been a lot of talk recently about adding work requirements for in-kind welfare programs such as the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, which provides food assistance, and Medicaid, the health care program for the poor. It’s perhaps understandable that policymakers want to limit the cost of these programs. Annual spending on SNAP has grown tremendously

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