True? Able-Bodied Men Are Staying ‘Voluntarily’ Out Of Work Due To Welfare

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A new analysis argues that government welfare policies encourage able-bodied men to opt out of the labor force.

Many point to weak wage growth, technological change, or international trade as potential explanations for the low labor force participation rate among young men — which has dropped from 97% in 1955 to 89% in 2020. However, Republicans on the Joint Economic Committee argue in their “Reconnecting Americans to the Benefits of Work” report that a significant share of the young men who receive handouts from the government are “voluntarily disconnected” from work