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 work a decent paying job, but I’m a temporarily single mother while my sons father is out if state.. if I didn’t receive food stamps, I’d hardly be able to afford any food for me and my son. Not everyone receiving food stamps is a lazy pos who doesn’t work. I do the best that I can but sometimes I need a little help. I hate who people just assume that everyone on food stamps is lazy or abusing the system. Take a walk in my shoes and see that life ain’t always as easy as it seems. Y’all down talking must have such fantastic lives.. probably 2 incomes to support your$#%&!@*
You can not buy cigarettes and booze with a food stamp card.. educate yourself.
Exactly, please educate yourself before you start commenting and look like a fool.
ALL OF OUR DEADBEAT POLITICIANS ARE ON WELFARE TOO. Why do they still get Steak and Lobster?
Maybe you should just kill them all off that would be better right? Lobster sucks anyway. They just need to FIX the program……
So funny now they’re trying to control people more. So why not baneverything else from caviar to, soda pop, potato chips, and cakes, ect..families on food stamps don’t deserve to celebrate easter candy for kids or birthdays, or anniversaries..right? Because they choose to be poor..but God forbid we ban a wedding cake from a fay couple or halal food for a muslim..shame on america..such hypocrites..
Good deal.
Again?!!!
The problem is people can’t mind their own business must people that gets food stamps don’t get junk food if they do it’s cheaper than good food are country would be better off if you people just mind your own business
about damn time !!