Well, there's merit to the idea of a gov't program even if you're kinda sorta against it. As it is now, people are defaulting to a de facto living wage from a program designed for something else because their options are few to none. Something like WPA would allow us to address the problem of our country's infrastructure and put money in people's pockets in exchange for honest work, if nothing else.
It's completely unlikely anyway. We're barely hanging on to some of the existing meager social benefits in this political climate, let alone creating new benefits.
I think that many people in this situation would rather do honest work for their $13000 a year. So the government wouldn't lose anything by setting up a new WPA. And it might gain some new park trails or murals or some children being looked after while their parents worked. It would probably be worth it if the pay was $15000 a year, and there would be some incentive to get off disability. But the pay couldn't be more than minimum wage or else it would funnel people out of regular jobs.
It's completely unlikely anyway. We're barely hanging on to some of the existing meager social benefits in this political climate, let alone creating new benefits.