Higher prices aren’t the only kind of inflation coming out of Washington these days. Wildly inflated group names are on the rise, too — and they’re being used as a tool to expand government welfare benefits given even to able-bodied adults without dependents.
That’s the term long used by the Department of Agriculture to describe those in their prime working years who are not disabled, not living with a minor, and not pregnant, among other criteria. Since the 1990s, ABAWDs have faced more stringent standards for collecting food stamps than single parents, disabled individuals, and the elderly. Unlike those groups, ABAWDs are generally expected to work or participate in education or training for at least 20 hours per week to continue collecting food stamps after a few months on the rolls.
The part-time “work requirement” is a legacy left by welfare reforms signed into law…
