"Work requirements are not about work; they’re about a commitment by the modern Republican Party to harm the poor, really. It’s hard to say it any other way. If we’re going to balance the budget and tackle the deficit, why is it always the poor who have to pay that price, especially given all the tax avoidance and shenanigans that we experience today?"
https://www.motherjones.com/politics/2023/05/house-republicans-work-requirements-harm-poor-matthew-desmond-poverty-america-interview/
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