Arkansas Work Requirement Ad Distracts From the Problem - Center for Law and Social Policy | CLASP
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Arkansas has implemented work requirements for public benefits that include exemptions for people with disabilities, but disabled recipients often face difficulties proving their eligibility for these exemptions. The article argues that work requirements are ineffective at reducing poverty and primarily harm vulnerable populations by creating administrative burdens that cause families to lose benefits.
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**By Ashley Burnside and Isha Weerasinghe** Arkansas Governor Sarah Huckabee Sanders recently aired an ad about launching work requirements in the state to receive public benefits. The ad relied on tired and classist stereotypes that benefit recipients are lazy and unmotivated to find work and played on the narrative that working taxpayers are supporting those who receive public dollars. This narr…
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