Medicaid, Work Requirements and the Big Beautiful Bill
The P.A.S. Report | Unfiltered Political Analysis and Insights
Release Date: 07/07/2025
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info_outlineIn this episode of The P.A.S. Report, Professor Nick Giordano exposes how the Big Beautiful Bill reveals the dangerous cycle of government dependency and unchecked bureaucratic growth. As Democrats frame the bill as cruel, Professor Giordano breaks down how programs like Medicaid and SNAP have ballooned far beyond their original intent, now cover nearly 1 in 5 Americans. With new work and education requirements for able-bodied adults sparking outrage, this episode dives into the fraud, waste, and abuse plaguing these programs. Even Republicans are hesitant to introduce real reforms for fear of backlash from the American people. He explains how Republicans must go on offense to win the narrative war and restore the American values of personal responsibility, limited government, and true compassion.
Episode Highlights:
- The explosive growth of Medicaid and SNAP: from safety nets to permanent entitlements
- What GAO reports reveal about fraud, abuse, and hundreds of billions in wasted taxpayer dollars
- Why Republicans must control the narrative and defend work requirements as moral and necessary
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Timestamps
- 00:52 Key Headlines
- 02:45 Exploiting Tragedy for Power
- 03:30 The Big Beautiful Bill: A Trigger for the Dependent Class
- 05:32 The Weaponized Morality of the Left
- 08:44 From Safety Net to Lifestyle
- 10:00 Dependency by the Numbers
- 11:40 What the Data Reveals About Recipients
- 13:00 Fraud, Waste, and Abuse: The Billion-Dollar Drain
- 16:00 Bureaucratic Growth by Design
- 19:01 The Personal Argument They Don’t Want to Hear
- 25:30 Republicans Must Go on Offense
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