Great news for fiscal conservatives: the government is tying food stamps to recipients’ ability and willingness to seek some form of employment.
While it may be welcome news to those who feel we spend too much on a welfare program that does nothing but encourage dependency, liberals are aghast at the fact that the government is requiring food stamp beneficiaries to meet some very basic requirements before they get their assistance. While to most people this might seem reasonable, to them it is an unconscionable crime with few parallels in history.
Such hysterical reactions are all the more unwarranted when one actually looks at the the recently-introduced requirements. For able-bodied adults between the ages of 18 and 49 without children or dependents to continue participating in the Supplemental Nutritional Assistance Program, they must work, volunteer, or take part in a job training program for at least 20 hours a week.
The new requirements, which went into effect this past Friday, can hardly be called draconian. But in spite of this, some are already projecting major decreases in the number of food stamp recipients across the nation, as beneficiaries cannot or simply refuse to follow the new rules.
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About time
Somebody needs to fund terrorism. To keep us scared and in our homes. Think about it.
They need to require mothers to have their tubes tied or at least not cover any more children they give birth to after they have gotten on food stamps.
Two harsh sides to the whole story, here. Skewed system for establishing ‘need’ where many get benefits while others are shut out. Was meant as a hand up, not out for our own poor and disabled, not a freebie for everyone who manages to get to this country… 🙁
There are many people that need this benefit but there are several that do not. It needs to be dealt with by doing interviews not just by giving everyone a free ride.
N do u think the crime will rise? Better buy a gun to protect urselves
get rid of all the mexicans and illegals taking our jobs and make the welfare recipients work, This is not a hard problem to solve, just a lack of backbone and ethics.
really omg
amen take them away from the muslims please thee jerk do not deserve any assistance in this country
SO THEY CAN GIVE IT TO REFUGEES .