“Because there are people who actually need food stamps at one time or another.”
I’d like to see a breakdown of the numbers of people who only use food stamps as a temporary fix and move on to being able to provide for themselves vs. those who are lifetime abusers.
Ditto. With real unemployment at 17 percent food stamps have prevented Americans from hitting the streets and rioting. Call it a necessary stability program. So far crime has not hit the ceiling despite the high unemployment. I think food stamps played a role in it. But if the gov runs out of money, blood will be running in the streets.
“I’d like to see a breakdown of the numbers of people who only use food stamps as a temporary fix and move on to being able to provide for themselves vs. those who are lifetime abusers.”
I’d like to see a breakdown of the numbers of dollars spent on the food stamp program and the number of dollars actually reaching people who need food. But I’d also like to see where in the Constitution it says the federal government can forcibly take money away from Peter to feed Paul.