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Proponents of work requirements for safety new programmes argue that they promote self-sufficiency by encouraging work, while opponents contend that they reduce benefits for the most vulnerable recipients in times of need. This column looks at the impact of the reinstatement of work requirements for the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program in the US following a hiatus

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Francis Norman Countiss, 73, of Lexington Park, MD, passed away peacefully on January 16, 2021 at MedStar Washington Hospital Center. He was born on January 16, 1948 in Maddox, MD to the late Joseph Ignatius "Nace" Countiss and Mary Ellen "Mamie" Curtis Countiss. He loved going to church, reading his bible and praying the Rosary. He was a big football fan of the Dallas Cowboys. He got a kick out of talking about games between the Cowboys and the Washington Redskins with his nephews and friends...

Americas $17 trillion plus in debt, $19 trillion in unfunded liabilities. and while they prepare to carry that burden, were learning that certain benefits like social security and medicare, thats still going to dry out. take a look. >> as reported last year when considered on a combined basis, social securities, retirement, and disability programs have dedicated funds sufficient to cover benefits until 2033. joerl, medicares hospital insurance trust fund will have resources to cover full benefit...

Americas $17 trillion plus in debt, $19 trillion in unfunded liabilities. and while they prepare to carry that burden, were learning that certain benefits like social security and medicare, thats still going to dry out. take a look. >> as reported last year when considered on a combined basis, social securities, retirement, and disability programs have dedicated funds sufficient to cover benefits until 2033. joerl, medicares hospital insurance trust fund will have resources to cover full benefit...

Americas $17 trillion plus in debt, $19 trillion in unfunded liabilities. and while they prepare to carry that burden, were learning that certain benefits like social security and medicare, thats still going to dry out. take a look. >> as reported last year when considered on a combined basis, social securities, retirement, and disability programs have dedicated funds sufficient to cover benefits until 2033. joerl, medicares hospital insurance trust fund will have resources to cover full benefit...

Americas $17 trillion plus in debt, $19 trillion in unfunded liabilities. and while they prepare to carry that burden, were learning that certain benefits like social security and medicare, thats still going to dry out. take a look. >> as reported last year when considered on a combined basis, social securities, retirement, and disability programs have dedicated funds sufficient to cover benefits until 2033. joerl, medicares hospital insurance trust fund will have resources to cover full benefit...

Deal with it. it wont be done now, simply because there is not a mandate to do it. you set the stage for it; such as, having accounts for younger people in social security, change the delivery of healthcare, do it in a positive way. you set the ground work. you wont make headway with the congress. shoot for 2014 and 2016. >> rick, should entitlements be off the table entirely? >> i dont think they should im not one of those liberals. i would love to see the focus shift to where they are look at ...

From the planet money piece, disability has been a defacto welfare program for people without a lot of education or job skills. but it wasnt supposed to serve this purpose. it is not a retraining program designed to get people back on their feet. that piece sparked huge controversy as we enter budgets and washington contemplates so-called entitlement reformt, stakes are very high. so high that eight commissioners of the social security administration wrote a detailed letter to npr to express con...