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Is it a good idea to require adults without disabilities or dependent children to do something to receive SNAP assistance?
It's been Federal Law to require able-bodied adults to work ( orattend school or receive state qualified job training) for almost 20 years. A provision for state waivers based on unemployment was built into the legislation.
Fed temporarily suspended the work rule for 18 months during the Great Recession/aftermath.
When that was lifted in 2010, it was back to state by state waivers.
As for this poll, it's good to see that, thus far, all agree with the 20 year old legislation that limits SNAP benefits to 3 months in 3 years without meeting a work/training program.
Apparently, in Maine they made a change so that if your are an adult without a disability and with no dependent children, you must do some sort of work, training or volunteering to receive SNAP benefits.
The reported result was:
Edit:
The poll question should be:
Is it a good idea to require adults without disabilities or dependent children to do something to receive SNAP assistance?
I'd need more info, because from what I've seen (places I've lived), work is required even for those who do have young children- and I believe that's wrong.
Apparently, in Maine they made a change so that if your are an adult without a disability and with no dependent children, you must do some sort of work, training or volunteering to receive SNAP benefits.
The reported result was:
Edit:
The poll question should be:
Is it a good idea to require adults without disabilities or dependent children to do something to receive SNAP assistance?
"Is it a good idea to require adults without disabilities or dependent children to do something to receive SNAP assistance? YES!
It would probably be more efficient to just tighten the criteria in such a way that those who dropped out voluntarily would have been disqualified to begin with.
The work-for-welfare programs tend to be inefficient because now you have to hire bureaucrats to supervise all those workers, and you're unlikely to get much useful work out of them anyway.
Per OP's numbers, almost 80% dropped out voluntarily, so just change the criteria such that 80% of recipients no longer qualify.
As for this poll, it's good to see that, thus far, all agree with the 20 year old legislation that limits SNAP benefits to 3 months in 3 years without meeting a work/training program.
And it's shocking to see how few knew this was a federal requirement already and has been for decades. People's heads are filled with mush!
It would probably be more efficient to just tighten the criteria in such a way that those who dropped out voluntarily would have been disqualified to begin with.
The work-for-welfare programs tend to be inefficient because now you have to hire bureaucrats to supervise all those workers, and you're unlikely to get much useful work out of them anyway.
Per OP's numbers, almost 80% dropped out voluntarily, so just change the criteria such that 80% of recipients no longer qualify.
Hmmm. Or maybe the improving economy allowed a lot of people to go back to work.
Maybe I don't understand how SNAP works. It's a federal program. How much is Maine saving by enforcing this as a state. There are certain to be some savings for certain.
And it's shocking to see how few knew this was a federal requirement already and has been for decades. People's heads are filled with mush!
I think that a lot of right-wingers would rather die than say thanks to President Bill Clinton, who muscled enough congressional Ds to get this passed over the objections of many who voted for him.
Since they can't bring themselves to acknowledge this, they simply ignore it. This has the added bonus of allowing them to fulminate to their hearts' content.
Maybe I don't understand how SNAP works. It's a federal program. How much is Maine saving by enforcing this as a state. There are certain to be some savings for certain.
SNAP is a federal program which is administered by the states.
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