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What Next: Do Work Requirements Work?

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News Commentary, Politics, News

4.56K Ratings

🗓️ 5 June 2023

⏱️ 25 minutes

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Summary

Last week, Congress finally passed a debt ceiling deal. Part of that deal included expanding the work requirements for government assistance programs like SNAP, specifically for people ages 50 to 54.   Where did the idea of work requirements come from? And do work requirements actually help keep people in the workforce?  Guest: Pamela Herd, professor of public policy at Georgetown University and co-author of Administrative Burden: Policymaking by Other Means. If you enjoy this show, please consider signing up for Slate Plus. Slate Plus members get benefits like zero ads on any Slate podcast, bonus episodes of shows like Slow Burn and Dear Prudence—and you’ll be supporting the work we do here on What Next. Sign up now at slate.com/whatnextplus to help support our work. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0

Fancy a fever tree and vodka.

0:04.0

Yes, vodka, not gin, because this is

0:07.4

Fever tree Mexican lime soda.

0:10.0

Yes, soda, not tonic.

0:13.0

With Mexican lime and Japanese Yuzu for a zesty,

0:16.0

refreshing lime soda, that's just sweet enough.

0:19.5

Delicious with vodka or on its own.

0:23.0

Fever tree Mexican lime soda, mixed with the best.

0:27.5

Mmm, now that hits the spot.

0:35.5

This show is headed down your feed on June 5th, 2023.

0:40.5

And I'm here to tell you, congratulations.

0:51.5

Today was supposed to be the ex-state in Washington.

0:55.5

The day the federal government would hit the debt ceiling

0:58.5

and run out of money to pay its bills.

1:01.5

But last week, Congress did something

1:03.5

it has trouble doing much at the time.

1:05.5

It came to an agreement.

1:07.5

Inside of seven days, new spending legislation

1:10.5

went from the negotiating table through the house,

1:13.5

over to the Senate, and then back to President Biden

1:16.5

to be signed into law.

1:19.5

So, Pamela, we have a debt limit deal.

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