Hayes Brown: The GOP's new 'plan' is to pin the U.S. budget crisis on jobless Americans.
If Republicans’ rhetoric about benefits and work are correct, then these shifts will mean an increased number of people rushing into the labor market to make up for the loss in government assistance. But rather than wait to be proven wrong, they’re already trying to codify this policy in exchange for ensuring the full faith and credit of the American government.
I understand in some twisted way why the GOP thinks this issue is a winner. It’s a continuation of the sameother, lazy people: A previous version of this article and the headline misstated one of the programs to which Republicans want to add work requirements. It’s Medicaid, not Medicare.
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