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:
Are you serious…I can’t afford these foods……..enough is enough……
Why does this shock people?
I agree if ppl on food stamps are buying steak and lobster with them then they must get an awful lot of food stamps.
I can afford to eat like this once in a while but I choose not to. I chose instead to take the money I would spend on that luxury item and put it away for a rainy day. I shop frugal so we don’t end up on food stamps.
Anything you can buy has been bought with “Food Stamps”. That includes pets, sex, drugs, cars, wedding cakes, liquor! Not legal, never was, but cannot be stopped as is.http://media.altdriver.com/uploads/sites/2/2016.02.22A.jpg
thats a complete lie.
stuff you food stamps up you assaaa
No money either
great, now I’m hungry
So they can still buy drugs and booze?