STREET BEAT: ‘Should people on public assistance be required to work?’

Alvin Issacs

Los Angeles

“Able-bodied people should be required to work. If you’re physically able to work … I think you should … find work and be a part of the ecosystem here.”

Douglas Nelson

Los Angeles

“I don’t think people should have to work for their benefits, but I do think that individuals should be looking for work if they don’t have it.”

Marva Sims

Inglewood

“They should go by what their household income is, what their needs are. … If they don’t fit the profile to receive benefits, then they shouldn’t receive them.”

Gloria Lynn

Los Angeles

“Some have children, so they may not be able to, some have mental disorders. I think if they have the capability and they can, then maybe so.”

Compiled by Cynthia Gibson in South Los Angeles.