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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I’m sick of people making a big deal about helping those less fortunate like it’s a bad thing. What people SHOULD be pissed about is the amount of our tax money going towards new WAR MACHINES that nobody I know wanted.
See Leighs comment and grow some compassion, people.
And they will all migrated to California for $15 an hour
Roxanne Millhollin please explain
News flash.. thats been going on for years..
Most people on foodstamps already work.
Do you realize tht noone is talking abt the truly needy . Most are lazy bums tht feed off of hard wrking people . If your gonna be liberal at least be an honest one. And say tht you knw who is being refered to . I knw admitting it means non libtards have a point but thts ok to .
Only the able body people that can work 20 hrs a month will be required. Where do people believe the lame, sick and worthless will be required. Just imagine the rest of the free loaders will move.
That’s right and those people earned it. And they won’t lose it. It’s for the deadbeats who want to sit on their$#%&!@*in their mom’s basement and spit out babies
prison for Obama, Clintons and their minions