Yes - 48 MILLION people (1 in 7 Americans).
I am sorry, but that is an obscenity.
I support emergency assistance for the truly needy, but we are way, waaaay beyond that now. This is Bread and Circuses.
American is the second most obese nation on the planet, and many of our obese are Mexican illegals who are counted in the statistics.
MOST OBESE COUNTRIES ON EARTH
#1 Mexico (32.8%)
#2 United States (31.8%)
We are the only nation in history who has "poor, fat people."
The ENTIRE Food Stamp (SNAP) programs needs to be completely scrapped.
It is an $80 Billion a year kettle of fraud and abuse.
Here is what should replace it:
- Bring back the requirements (before Obama scrapped them) that you can only get food assistance for 3 months in 3 years
- Bring back the work requirements (again, that Obama scrapped)
- Eliminate the Obama guidelines that if you qualify for any Federal handout program, then you automatically qualify for Food Stamps
- Never, ever make the program a plastic ATM card again, ever; it should be coupons that you have to present, and to heck with the "stigma" of those using them. Stigma is necessary when you are taking someone else's money
- Tighten up the qualification requirements so that illegals cannot use the coupons
- Make it illegal again to use the coupons at any restaurant, fast food joint, or any establishment that also sells liquor or cigarettes
- Establish clear guidelines so that the coupons cannot be used for junk, fatty, or luxury items