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But those are people that will be hit with the work requirements.

Somebody who's already effectively disabled and not doing anything anyway is already in the program. Besides which, addicts in shelters are the very definition of Between the Cracks in the system. At any rate...every effort should be spent to get them to a state where they can be productive members of society.

Rhode Island does this right. Other states should follow:
https://bhddh.ri.gov/substance-useaddiction/indivi...

Regardless of whether that's either true or possible, that doesn't make your initial statement accurate. The people who are crippled by the horrors of the drug problem aren't people who "can work but choose not to."

Sure. Except that this is an immovable goalpost and the fact is that there are addicts on Medicaid and people who could work...but choose not to.

And the folks who choose not to are using services that aren't meant for them.

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