“participation rates have remained shockingly low, with many recipients choosing not to engage in the program.”
For able bodied-people, the choice should be (1) work, or (2) pay for your own housing and food. The taxpayers are tired of supporting you.
Federal officials launched the program with the expectation
Mission and Vision
The mission of the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) is to create strong, sustainable, inclusive communities and quality affordable homes for all. HUD is working to strengthen the housing market to bolster the economy and protect consumers; meet the need for quality affordable rental homes; utilize housing as a platform for improving quality of life; and build inclusive and sustainable communities free from discrimination.
You have to have a stronger stick for these freeloaders - make public work, cleaning up the highways, parks, etc., painting over graffiti, etc. as a condition of receiving Section 8 Housing and EBT cards.
Let’s look over the choice here:
I gets to sleep in till noon now, hang around with my pals till 6PM mostly selling drugs or laying up with my soul mate, then head out for the evenings fun and games till whenever till I drop back in my rack.
Or, getting up a 7, getting presentable for work and getting there by 8. Working a full 8 hour day. Heading home around 5. Having dinner and decompressing from work day. Maybe spend some time with friends or cohorts but making sure back home before midnight to get a decent night rest. Hum... I take door one Dems.
“ The plan included job training, placement services, and financial incentives aimed at encouraging employment. ”
Well if it worked, maybe not the worst way to spend money.