“What the Bible has to say about work requirement …… “ - The Honorable Reverend Doctor Liz Theoharis

#debtceiling #workrequirements #poverty

https://twitter.com/KairosCenterNYC/status/1664325212530409472?cxt=HHwWgIDQuc-975guAAAA

New #foodstamp requirements test states and #USDA
https://rollcall.com/2023/06/08/new-food-stamp-requirements-test-states-and-usda/
Implementation of the #debtceiling law’s expanded #workrequirements faces a short turnaround

#workrequirements #GQPHatesPoor #taxtherich
https://eedition.kentucky.com/popovers/dynamic_article_popover.aspx?artguid=c637751b-e48c-42a3-8b5d-cd24c900aa34&appcode=LEXHER&eguid=51ec659f-2d58-4b97-b5ad-e17ad12a554e&pnum=89#

“Christians are supposed to be at the tip of the spear in alleviating poverty, especially when it comes to other believers. That doesn’t mean, however, that we are under any obligation to help indolent bums. Such people are not entitled to our generosity. They have chosen the path of poverty.”

Note: Click if you want, but I'd advise not wasting your time on the entire article like I did. The above quote more than sums it up.

https://www.standingforfreedom.com/2023/05/some-people-deserve-to-starve-a-biblical-view-of-work-and-welfare/

#Christians #Christianity #Bible #charity #poverty #welfare #work #WorkRequirements #DebtCeiling #debt #FiscalPolicy

Those who are voting for #workrequirements for #foodbenefits are actually working less hours than those requirements call for.

"The #House is scheduled to be in session in Washington a total of 133 days this year. The #Senate will be in session about the same amount or a few days more.

But if you’re an ordinary #American #worker with two weeks of vacation and federal holidays off, you’re likely clocking in around 240 days a year at the office."
Source: https://abcnews.go.com/Politics/heres-congress-works/story?id=24810354

Although I do understand that some work is done when #Congress is not in session, it is not required.

In summation. These fucking sociopaths do not deserve a place on this planet. #Republican or #Democrat It doesn't seem to matter anymore as both parties consistently put the needs of themselves and their donors above the needs of their constituents.
That being said, I fully recognize that Republicans are far and above the worst and should be liquefied err liquidated. #fedup

I agree with #SharonParrott, president of #CBPP:

"The agreement puts hundreds of thousands of older adults aged 50-54 at risk of losing food assistance, including a large number of women

"A large share of low-income adults in this age range are in poor health

“While the new exemptions are positive, improvements for some don’t justify expanding to others a failed policy that will increase and deepen poverty”
https://www.cbpp.org/press/statements/debt-ceiling-agreement-reflects-improvements-over-house-bill-harmful-provisions
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#WorkRequirements #DebtCeiling #uspolitics

If the #CBO is right, #Biden may have tricked #McCarthy a little

"An estimate from the nonpartisan Congressional Budget Office released late Tuesday said that while the new work requirements in #SNAP would save money, the added benefits pushed by Democrats would cost more—and add almost 80,000 people to the rolls in an average month

"Under the bill, veterans, homeless people and young people aging out of foster care would be exempted"
https://apnews.com/article/debt-bill-default-work-requirements-food-stamps-a42064f794b4466903ca06ca140b9013
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#WorkRequirements #DebtCeiling

Maximus, Inc
Annual revenue over $4B
Annual profit over $200M

#Maximus is the biggest of a list of companies that profit off #government aid for the poor: America Works, Equus (ResCare)

These companies are Brett Favre on more steroids: taking money that’s supposed to go to the #poor, and directing it to the rich.

“no matter how you write the contracts, companies with a profit motive will prioritize making money off those contracts above all else”
https://www.marketplace.org/shows/the-uncertain-hour/chapter-5-profits-and-perverse-incentives/
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#WorkRequirements

Kevin McCarthy Brags About Making Struggling Americans Work for Food

https://www.rollingstone.com/politics/politics-news/kevin-mccarthy-debt-ceiling-work-requirements-1234743512/

#RollingStoneNews #KevinMcCarthyDebtCeiling #WorkRequirements #StrugglingAmericans #FoodAssistance #PoliticalBrags #Politics #News

#WorkRequirements

It sounds like a reasonable idea: the GOP wants to require people age 50-55 without kids to work if they want to get food stamps.

But there are a few problems with painting that group as slackers: most of those people already work, and most of those who don't work aren't working because they are caring for kids or elders or dealing with significant health issues.

More on the numbers: https://theconversation.com/gops-proposed-expansion-of-snap-work-requirements-targets-many-low-income-people-in-their-early-50s-but-many-of-them-already-work-205960
#News #DebtCeiling #SNAP #WorkRequirements

We Exposed the TRUE Cost of Republicans’ Top Priority - YouTube
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bKsl53dTsDg

So people who most need the financial help, can't get it.

#GOP #WorkRequirements #Medicaid #Neoliberalism

Fetterman floats work requirements for bailed-out bank executives

https://thehill.com/homenews/senate/4007070-fetterman-floats-work-requirements-for-bailed-out-bank-executives/

#TheHill #WorkRequirements #BailedOutBankExecutives #FettermanProposal #FinancialRegulation #ExecutiveAccountability #Politics #News

#News is that Pres #JoeBiden is considering Speaker #KevinMcCarthy's demands to decrease funding, add #WorkRequirements, & raise the age of "abled body adults" from 18-50 to 18-56 on #SocialServices like #FoodStamps (Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program / #SNAP).

I need my friends & followers to write the President. We need to tell him to keep hands OFF on #SocialWelfare programs, like SNAP, #TANF, #WIC, #AffordableHousing assistance, #HeadStart, & others.

whitehouse.gov/contact

#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.

#news #politics #DebtCeiling #welfare #SocialSafetyNet #poor

Instead of #KevinMcCarthy and his band of #BananaRepublicans holding the country hostage over #WorkRequirements for #Healthcare , let's save money by asking Trump-appointed clowns 🤡 posing as federal judges whether their cult beliefs will allow them to approve of any drug BEFORE the #FDA conducts expensive trials! 👉 https://www.cnn.com/2023/05/18/health/rsv-vaccine-newborns-fda/index.html

#RSV #Mifepristone #DebtCeiling #DoNotCollaborateWithFascists

Don Moynihan is the person to read about why work requirements for #Medicaid make zero sense. Many people would lose access to healthcare due to the difficulty of meeting the reporting requirements, and with absolutely no upside for labor force participation. It's a policy position that is as illogical as it is inhumane.

Why is the financial well-being of the entire country dependent on cruel nonsense like this?

#DebtCeiling #WorkRequirements

https://donmoynihan.substack.com/p/get-in-loserswe-are-tanking-the-us?utm_source=profile&utm_medium=reader2

If you're strong enough to force people to work, you're strong enough to do the work yourself.
#kevinmccarthy #debtceiling #debtcrisis #workrequirements #snapprograms #welfare #benefits https://medium.com/p/99e9666e677f

Biden takes tougher work requirements for welfare off the table in debt-ceiling talks

https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/2023/05/17/biden-takes-work-requirements-off-the-table-in-debt-ceiling-talks/70226842007/

#USAToday #BidenDebtCeiling #WorkRequirements #Welfare #EconomicPolicy #DebtNegotiations #Politics #News

Make no mistake: #Medicaid #WorkRequirements are a key component of many Republicans’ agenda to all-but-eliminate reproductive and sexual health care access and further gender oppression in the U.S. My latest analysis: #DebtCeiling #ReproductiveHealth #Gender
https://healthlaw.org/proposed-medicaid-work-requirements-are-another-dangerous-attack-on-sexual-and-reproductive-health-and-justice/