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Posted On: October 1st 2026, 06:22 pm
Meet "Brad." Arkansas Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders' new campaign ad for her welfare-to-work requirement stars a young white guy playing video games, eating cheese balls, and living on your tax dollars. "You pay taxes to cover welfare for guys like Brad who just choose not to work."
Work requirements for able-bodied adults? Great policy. The casting is another matter.
Census data: among working-age Americans (18–64), non-Hispanic white men have the lowest rates of Medicaid coverage (11.3%) and of living in a household that gets SNAP (7.8%) of any racial or gender group. The overall rates are 16.1% and 12.6%. In Arkansas, white men are below the state average too: 16.2% on Medicaid vs. 19.1% overall.
So out of every demographic available, the ad picked the one least likely to be on welfare. Funny how "Brad" is always the safe villain.
Video: Sarah Huckabee Sanders for Governor
Data: U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 American Community Survey 1-year microdata (Public Use Microdata Sample, PUMS; our tabulation)
Work requirements for able-bodied adults? Great policy. The casting is another matter.
Census data: among working-age Americans (18–64), non-Hispanic white men have the lowest rates of Medicaid coverage (11.3%) and of living in a household that gets SNAP (7.8%) of any racial or gender group. The overall rates are 16.1% and 12.6%. In Arkansas, white men are below the state average too: 16.2% on Medicaid vs. 19.1% overall.
So out of every demographic available, the ad picked the one least likely to be on welfare. Funny how "Brad" is always the safe villain.
Video: Sarah Huckabee Sanders for Governor
Data: U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 American Community Survey 1-year microdata (Public Use Microdata Sample, PUMS; our tabulation)
Comments (255)
a month agonatst114
All the "Brad's" I know make tons of money online, and still pay taxes. This was just to avoid racism. We know what demographic uses ebt and doesn't work. 😂
a month agomarkleeallen1210
Even if there are actually a few Brad's on the welfare roles they're in all likelihood not committing violent crimes as well.
a month agoshawn_orta
Maybe dont be the highest demographic to abuse welfare "but muh white fragility" cry me a river
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