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This actually looks like a way to tackle poverty, even if in small steps. Pairing SNAP data for recipients with job opportunities is sort of genius. It might
by Beltiras 9y ago
This actually looks like a way to tackle poverty, even if in small steps. Pairing SNAP data for recipients with job opportunities is sort of genius. It might not be a large step up for each one but I'm sure it adds up at the scale they reach and in the long run.
- SlowRobotAhead 9y ago>Pairing SNAP data for recipients with job opportunities is sort of genius. If only that were meaningful. Able bodied single men on SNAP have 3 months of benefits unless they are working, more than 66% of SNAP recipients are working, the problem isn't job ads. It's that most poor people are already have jobs and are underemployed or jobs are simply not available like for rural people. Now, if they were pushing seriously catered and easy to understand online classes like money management, program awareness/advocacy, in demand job training, that might be something, but that's all expensive. Posting low wage job ads is really cheap.