President Trump’s moves to enact work requirements for food stamp beneficiaries has engendered considerable left-wing outrage. Many progressives believe asking poor Americans to work for their taxpayer-funded benefits is unfair. However, conservatives have controverted the following claims. The majority of right-leaning Americans do not believe asking people to work is unreasonable. As proven by Gingrich’s preceding statistics, impoverished individuals have previously benefited from work requirements.
In March 2018, West Virginia Governor Jim Justice signed a bill into law mandating work requirements for SNAP beneficiaries. Additional states are also considering similar decrees.
