Just Say No to Slugs
Bottom Line: No, I don’t have any particular aversion to your run-of-the-mill slug. Yes, I have a strong aversion to your average able-bodied, take advantage of Uncle Sam kind of slug. That’s because in this instance... Sam I am (and you are too). While spending more time studying the Act than potentially some in Congress do it’s been clear that much like the leadup to 2017’s Tax Cuts and Jobs Act, the original Trump tax cuts, there are a lot of lies and mistruths that are being peddled to you. Of all of the untruths, or misleading themes, no has been more annoying than the tall tales spun about Medicaid and SNAP cuts.
Do you believe that able bodied people of working age should do at least 20 hours of something constructive with their life in a given week? If you do than you think that the noise about Medicaid and SNAP cuts is B.S. to.
Under the Senate's version of the One Big Beautiful Bill Act the Medicaid work requirements state:
- Able-bodied adults between the ages of 19-64 must work, volunteer, or participate in job training or educational activities for at least 80 hours per month (20 hours per week) to maintain eligibility.
- Exemptions include pregnant women, individuals with disabilities, the medically frail, foster youth under 26, Tribal members, those meeting TANF or SNAP work requirements, caregivers of dependent children aged 14 or younger.
As for SNAP requirements...
- Able-Bodied Adults Without Dependents aged 18–65, must work, volunteer, or participate in job training or educational activities for at least 20 hours per week (80 hours per month) to maintain eligibility.
- Exemptions include parents or household members with dependent children 7 or younger.
So, when you hear the fear being spread about Medicaid and SNAP programs, that’s what we’re talking about here. We’re talking about perfectly capable people who choose not to work, volunteer, train for a new job, or to educate themselves for an average of 20 hours a week but want free healthcare and food paid for by you.