Commentary: 'Work requirements' are a sham
by David A. Super, Los Angeles Times
Jan 16, 2018
3 minutes
Once upon a time, everyone knew what a work requirement was. The agency administering a public benefit program would offer unpaid work to a recipient and reduce or terminate assistance if she or he refused to comply. Supporters extolled the requirements as character-building; critics worried about displacing regular employees and sometimes hazardous workplace conditions. Those days are long gone.
Today, politicians - including in the Trump administration, which last week said it would allow states to
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