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:
God forbid poor kids get a tootsie roll.
Good.
Yes robin food stamps are meant to help those in need. The people they r referring to are those that have extra income scamming the system and using food stamps for these luxuries
Just an Idea.Have a food bank for all that is hungry.Beans and rice for everybody rich or poor.coordinate with local grocery stores to donate fruits and vegetables near due date and anything not selling could be used as a tax right off for the grocery stores.I think it would save tax payers money and nobody will ever go hungry in America
Good about time, they eat better than i do.
DAMN RIGHT!!!!!
So they will buy a friend’s or family members basic food items, that friend or family member will buy them lobster. This bill did nothing but cost tax payers additional money. See how stupid that was? Rule changes are what’s needed to save billions. 1. Only legal US citizens allowed benefits of any kind. 2. On FS limit number of children to no more than THREE. 3. Allow only ONE spouse per family, 4. Find jobs for able bodied FS applicants.
It’s about time
That is a good thing! Perhaps it is time to revisit the food stamp program and make sure only those truely in need receive them!
I don’t know but several years ago I had to get on them temporally. We never baught that stuff. We was lucky to get what we needed.