The welfare-to-work industrial complex part 2
Make Me Smart
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4.6 • 5.4K Ratings
🗓️ 3 July 2023
⏱️ 56 minutes
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Summary
The recent debt ceiling deal expanded work requirements for government welfare programs. Those rules have a long and complicated history. Today, we’re sharing another episode from our sister podcast, The Uncertain Hour, and getting smarter about how those rules came into being and what they mean for people looking for help. You can binge the full season of The Uncertain Hour here.
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| 0:00.0 | Hey everybody, it's Kai. |
| 0:01.0 | We are out for the long fourth of July holiday weekend, |
| 0:03.5 | but we're leaving you with another episode |
| 0:05.0 | from our sister podcast, The Uncertain Hour, |
| 0:07.1 | about obscure policies and forgotten histories |
| 0:09.6 | in this economy. |
| 0:10.9 | This season, Chrissy Clark and the team |
| 0:12.5 | are digging into the welfare to work industrial complex. |
| 0:15.3 | And the episode we're about to play for you |
| 0:17.2 | gets into what work requirements mean |
| 0:19.2 | and practice for people looking for help |
| 0:21.1 | and the maze they have to contend with |
| 0:23.2 | to get those welfare benefits. |
| 0:25.0 | All right, here's Chrissy. |
| 0:26.9 | Just a note before we start, |
| 0:28.5 | this episode contains some short descriptions |
| 0:30.8 | of physical violence. |
| 0:33.7 | The work requirements that exist |
| 0:35.6 | in cash welfare programs today across the country. |
| 0:39.5 | The requirements that are enforced daily |
| 0:41.8 | by state and local governments |
| 0:43.7 | or the private contractors they hire. |
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