In Michigan, the terrorist group formerly known as the gop has finally figured a creative way to solve this problem. They passed a bill that levies a work requirement for Medicaid but only in counties that have a high population density. Can't quite put my finger on what the difference between urban and rural poor is, but I think they're up to something.The "hate the fuck out of food stamps" angle is because of our Protestant work ethic: hard work is holy and handouts are for heathens. If you take charity it's a sign that you are impure. Here's the cognitive dissonance: 'boomer rednecks grew up with a reasonable assumption that if you work hard you'll get ahead but that's no longer true. So if you're working hard and not getting ahead it must be because of those Mexicans that are taking everyone's jobs.