Ayesha Roscoe

Like, who is it meant to serve?

Like, who is it meant to serve?

Like, who is it meant to serve?

Okay. Well, you know, I definitely know people who had little or no income, and they relied on these checks to get by.

Okay. Well, you know, I definitely know people who had little or no income, and they relied on these checks to get by.

Okay. Well, you know, I definitely know people who had little or no income, and they relied on these checks to get by.

So it does sound like it could be a really good tool to fight poverty. But you led an NPR investigation into the program and you found a very different reality. And you called SSI the forgotten safety net. Why?

So it does sound like it could be a really good tool to fight poverty. But you led an NPR investigation into the program and you found a very different reality. And you called SSI the forgotten safety net. Why?

So it does sound like it could be a really good tool to fight poverty. But you led an NPR investigation into the program and you found a very different reality. And you called SSI the forgotten safety net. Why?

Okay, so let's take a closer look at these rules and regulations. Like, where should we start on this?

Okay, so let's take a closer look at these rules and regulations. Like, where should we start on this?

Okay, so let's take a closer look at these rules and regulations. Like, where should we start on this?

Yeah, $2,000 in today's dollars doesn't, I mean, that's really low.

Yeah, $2,000 in today's dollars doesn't, I mean, that's really low.

Yeah, $2,000 in today's dollars doesn't, I mean, that's really low.

So given these outdated guidelines, I would imagine that a lot of people are being kicked off or having to really live in terrible conditions to stay under that $2,000 limit.

So given these outdated guidelines, I would imagine that a lot of people are being kicked off or having to really live in terrible conditions to stay under that $2,000 limit.

So given these outdated guidelines, I would imagine that a lot of people are being kicked off or having to really live in terrible conditions to stay under that $2,000 limit.

I'm sure his ex-wife is lovely, but, you know, you may not want to spend your vacation with her. You know what I'm saying? You have to work that out with her. So, I mean, that's a really wild story.

I'm sure his ex-wife is lovely, but, you know, you may not want to spend your vacation with her. You know what I'm saying? You have to work that out with her. So, I mean, that's a really wild story.