The welfare system of the United States is intended, in part, on good intentions and the desire to help those who cannot help themselves. It is also loaded with fraud and programs designed to win votes and to keep countless bureaucrats employed and well-payed as they administrate those programs. And there is always the potential for abuse as the benefits are provided to the unqualified or bartered in ways that are actually illegal. The Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) uses “EBT” cards, similar to a debit card, to provide those in need a means of securing food and other items, though the program restricts the use of the card for items like alcohol, tobacco, pet food, and hot or prepared foods.
There are almost 47 million people who are using EBT cards in the U.S. today, while in George Bush’s last full year as president there were 28 million using the cards. Clearly the poverty rate has not increased that much, although the claim of the Obama administration that the economy is doing much better and unemployment is significantly down is a blatant lie. Obama and the Democrats encourage people to get “free stuff” from the government, which is really extracted from the hard working people who pay taxes. It is hard to be the adult in the room and to say “no,” but one New York Republican State Senator is finally saying that there have to be limits in such things as EBT cards, and she is pointing the way in her home state for this out-of-control program.
State senator says there have to be limits, page 2:
I am just a little bit removed but will heed your advice. Thanks.
Make most of able bodied welfare and food stamp people get a job and work like the rest of us
Never pass.
So your saying instead of controling how people eat with food stamps we should control how many kids they are allowed to have? Wow thats great…
I know a family that both parents work and they get food stamps. The dad works 16 hours a day, 6 days a week and the mom works 4 days a week 8 hours a day. They have a bunch of kids plus dad pays child support. Now I am not saying that this family shouldnt work or pay child support. They should and do and they are trying to better themselves. What I am saying is that it is an unfair thing to judge all people badly that get food stamps. Believe it or not some people just need a boost.
I know a family that both parents work and they get food stamps. The dad works 16 hours a day, 6 days a week and the mom works 4 days a week 8 hours a day. They have a bunch of kids plus dad pays child support. Now I am not saying that this family shouldnt work or pay child support. They should and do and they are trying to better themselves. What I am saying is that it is an unfair thing to judge all people badly that get food stamps. Believe it or not some people just need a boost.
They make it look like people on food stamps can afford steak and lobster..you try feeding a family of 6 people under 400 a month in food stamps and see if food stamp recipients eat that!
News flash. .the amount of food stamps they give you doesn’t even cover a month of dinners for a famiky of 6 eating rice beans and meat..get over yourselves this article is so biased and full of lies..you try feeding a family of 6 with under 400 a month in food stamps..it’s not possible..
You might want to learn how to spell before you decide to show people how stupid you are.
And hopefully very soon the only people eligible for food stamps are tax paying citizens of this country.