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George Pyle: Work requirement is another example of Utah’s cruelty to the non-rich

It’s a new Utah requirement, sir. All beneficiaries of the health care system must show proof of employment or, alternatively, that they are in school or a training program. There are exceptions for the disabled and mentally ill. Are you eligible for those exemptions, sir?

Well, sir, we certainly can’t just give away life-saving health care services without expecting you to have some skin in the game, now can we? It will cost the taxpayers money and the undeserving poor will catch a break.

But it is the ethical and moral basis of a law, passed by the Utah Legislature and signed by Gov.