David Ano · @DavidAno
113 followers · 355 posts · Server a2mi.social#FactCheck: #Republicans & Spkr #KevinMcCarthy claim #WorkRequirements on #SocialWelfare programs lift people out of #proverty. Is that true? No. A study of when Virginia added work requirements to #SNAP in '13: there was 53% reduction in #FoodStamps participation, but the effects on #employment were "not statistically different from zero."
https://www.nber.org/papers/w28877
No increase in employment, but an big increase in ppl going hungry.
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#poor #socialsafetynet #welfare #debtceiling #politics #news #employment #FoodStamps #snap #proverty #socialwelfare #workrequirements #kevinmccarthy #republicans #factcheck