Do SNAP work requirements really work?

The deal raises the age cutoff for work requirements for the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) from 50 to 54. Adults younger than 54 without disabilities and with no dependents must work at least 80 hours a month to get long-term SNAP benefits.

Do they understand how hard it is to find a job once you reach 50 years old? This is such Reagan “up by your bootstraps” thinking.