Nonetheless, tens of thousands — about a third of New England's able-bodied men, according to one contemporary estimate — mustered to reclaim Boston.
About 60percentt of the Medicaid recipients whom the federal government considers to be able-bodied adults are already working, according to the Kaiser Family Foundation.
However, after the line policy was abused by families with able-bodied children, Disney changed its tune, according to one mother.
Only about 10percentt of the 47 million SNAP recipients nationally were able-bodied adults without dependents in 2013, according to the most recent USDA data.
WASHINGTON -- Maine Gov. Paul LePage (R) said that 47percentt of "able-bodied" Maine residents do not work, according to a recording of his remarks obtained by Bangor Daily News blogger Mike Tipping.
The Trump administration wants hundreds of thousands of poor, able-bodied adults to work more for their food stamps, according to a federal rule proposed by the government Thursday.
The welfare commercial, according to Politifact, "inflames old resentments about able-bodied adults sitting around collecting public assistance".
And only 29% of disabled adults have jobs, according to 2009 data, compared with 65% of able-bodied adults.
About one in three able-bodied adults in the U.S. are considered obese or extremely obese according to research published in the American Journal of Preventive Medicine, but among disabled adults, that rate rises to one in two.
According to that report, over 60% of Medicaid beneficiaries are able-bodied, working-age adults.
