Posted on 12/11/2019 10:10:59 AM PST by John Semmens
The Trump Administration plan to put 700,000 able-bodied recipients between the ages of 18 and 49 enrolled in the government's Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) to work drew strenuous objections from Sen. Patty Murray (D-WA). The planned work requirement is projected to save taxpayers $5 billion over 10 years.
"It's hard to see this as anything but the President being cruel for cruelty's sake," Murray complained. "The people targeted may be able-bodied, but why should they be forced to sacrifice the leisure they became accustomed to when they got the food with no strings attached? Eating is a human right. To strip this right away in order to save taxpayers a few bucks is an abuse of power that has won my vote for his impeachment if it ever gets to the Senate."
The "few bucks" disparaged by Murray add up to more than $45,000 per year in government benefits for every household in the bottom 20% of income in the United States. Secretary of Agriculture Sonny Perdue defended the requirement, saying "I strongly disagree with the Senator's reasoning. The greatest cost of government welfare is its destruction of the kind of self-respect that comes from making a positive contribution to one's own well-being. The abilities of millions of human beings have been allowed to atrophy in lives of idleness that too often lead to crime and depravity. The modest work requirement we are instituting offers an opportunity to escape the destructive cycle of welfare dependency."
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Working to buy groceries is a human right too assbite. Why should I have to work and pay for someone else’s food if they can............unless they are needy, not greedy/lazy.
My wife spent two hours Saturday doing a “Feed the Children” activity at a local church. They filled bags with rice, soy, vegetable bits, and vitamins. Add boiling water and a kid is pretty much fed for the day. These are sent out to the third world. Doesn’t sound all that appetizing, but if someone is starving, I’ll bet they’re glad to have it.
Besides saving money, doing something like this instead of food stamps/SNAP would perhaps motivate people to try working for their food. Just a thought.
“strenuous objections from Sen. Patty Murray (D-WA)”
Democrats know you can’t keep the slaves on the plantation without giving them loads of free stuff.
It had to be a democrat trying to corral votes.
It had to be a democrat trying to corral votes.
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