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Guest describes economic struggle, supports welfare and food stamps and raises employment barriers
Summary
Emmett Rabidog described receiving Social Security disability, criticized reductions in welfare and food stamps, and said many working families still rely on food banks; he argued government has a role in caring for the poor.
Emmett Rabidog told listeners on the program that he receives Social Security disability because of learning disabilities, that he cannot drive and that minimum-wage work would not support him. He said, “People have to work 2 or 3 jobs just to make it for a family,” and criticized cuts to welfare and food-stamp programs.
Rabidog argued the government has an obligation to care for the poor, saying, “One government job is to take care of the poor and the needy,” and appealed to Christian teachings in support of social-safety-net programs. He also recounted that many families who work long hours still depend on food banks.
The hosts discussed a joke about Republicans and Democrats’ differing approaches to homelessness; Rabidog used it as a springboard to argue that access to jobs and benefits are both part of addressing poverty. He described barriers to employment for people with disabilities and said cuts to assistance programs increase hunger and hardship.
The segment was personal testimony and opinion; the broadcast did not present government budget data or policy sources to quantify the claims made on-air.
