Work requirements are often touted as a remedy to prevent the misuse of benefits. Instead, they only end up harming those who are most in need.
By looking at a natural experiment, researchers were able to find that work requirements end up pushing the most vulnerable people of the programs.
nine_zeros 3 hours ago [-]
The goal of republicans was tax cuts for the wealthy. But that required cuts to spending - at least some cuts. So they wanted to cut Medicaid because Medicaid helps the poor. Republicans don't want to help the poor.
But Medicaid cut would have required a congressional bill with 60 votes in the senate. They were not going to get that. So they added work requirements which basically added a lot of friction to getting Medicaid. Effectively ensuring a spending cut.
All to give a tax cut to the wealthy.
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By looking at a natural experiment, researchers were able to find that work requirements end up pushing the most vulnerable people of the programs.
But Medicaid cut would have required a congressional bill with 60 votes in the senate. They were not going to get that. So they added work requirements which basically added a lot of friction to getting Medicaid. Effectively ensuring a spending cut.
All to give a tax cut to the wealthy.