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More Than 1.1 Million Fewer Americans on Food Stamps Under Trump
Breitbart ^ | August 7, 2017 | KATHERINE RODRIGUEZ

Posted on 08/07/2017 1:24:29 PM PDT by be-baw

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According to the latest data, SNAP enrollment during the first few months of Trump’s presidency decreased by 2.79 percent.

Food stamp participation on average in 2017 has dropped to its lowest level since 2010, and the latest numbers show that this trend is continuing.

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Federal lawmakers are also working on legislation that would seek to expand food stamp work requirements and put time limits on how long those enrolled in the food stamp program can receive benefits.

At the state level, food stamp enrollment dropped significantly in places such as Georgia and Alabama once they instituted work requirements for able-bodied adults to receive food stamps. Both states fully implemented work requirements for food stamp recipients in 2016-2017.

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TOPICS: Culture/Society; Government; News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: snap; third100days; welfarestate; winning
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Awful headline, but very good news.
1 posted on 08/07/2017 1:24:29 PM PDT by be-baw
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To: be-baw

How many are actually real and how many were fake?


2 posted on 08/07/2017 1:26:55 PM PDT by Redleg Duke (He is leading us in Making America Great Again!)
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To: be-baw

Program should be abolished

Along with Sec 8 housing

And all “affirmative action” preferences

Feed yourselves, house yourselves, earn your keep


3 posted on 08/07/2017 1:28:07 PM PDT by A_Former_Democrat ("Liberalism is a mental disorder" On FULL Display NOW! Boycott Mex/Can, nba NFL PepsiCO Kellogg'sB)
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To: be-baw

Some leftist MSM will probably turn this into a story about Trump making the poor go hungry, by reducing the Food Stamp recipients.

WINNING! MAGA!


4 posted on 08/07/2017 1:28:54 PM PDT by NEMDF
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To: be-baw

As long as they can cut the abusers and ripoff artists first. And people who are able to work. I’m all for it! Go Trump! MAGA !!


5 posted on 08/07/2017 1:29:00 PM PDT by faithhopecharity ("Politicans are not born, they're excreted." -- Marcus Tillius Cicero)
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To: Redleg Duke

The article claims that a lot of the reduction is from illegals withdrawing from the program for fear of getting busted.


6 posted on 08/07/2017 1:30:42 PM PDT by be-baw (still seeking...)
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To: be-baw

It needs to drop to zero. ZERO. The only govt. institution that should be feeding ANYONE are military members, their families, and at Veteran homes. Let the churches take care of the rest. Once we turn off the tit of benefits, illegals will leave, and the lazy will work or starve.


7 posted on 08/07/2017 1:31:03 PM PDT by DCBryan1 (No realli, moose bytes can be quite nasti!)
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To: be-baw

Read that illegals are going hungry because they are scared to get their food stamps.


8 posted on 08/07/2017 1:31:12 PM PDT by sickoflibs (Message to Trump : I am not tired of winning yet. Please more winning ! Get your crap together fast!)
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To: be-baw

*head scratch* How can you even apply for food stamps if you aren’t a legal citizen and show an ID or give a social?

Could I just create an alter ego as an undocumented immigrant and get myself some free foodstamps?


9 posted on 08/07/2017 1:34:30 PM PDT by z3n
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To: A_Former_Democrat

Whenever we have an apt for rent and people email us about it(Put the ad on craigslist) the second they mention if we accept Section 8 housing I just delete the email. If I had to bet some of those people no longer collecting food stamps are in this country illegally..they should NOT be getting any benefits anyway, they come here to sponge off the Govt..for life


10 posted on 08/07/2017 1:35:09 PM PDT by Sarah Barracuda
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To: be-baw

Not that its not headed in the right direction but...
Obama raised that number to 10+ million.
So, does that mean about 9 million more slacker need to get off their bums just to get to pre-ubama numbers?


11 posted on 08/07/2017 1:41:56 PM PDT by Leep (Less talk more ACTiON!)
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To: A_Former_Democrat

bttt


12 posted on 08/07/2017 1:43:42 PM PDT by BenLurkin ((The above is not a statement of fact. It is either satire or opinion. Or both.))
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To: be-baw

How many fewer foreigners?


13 posted on 08/07/2017 1:50:52 PM PDT by Jhadur ("You will fall on one another like wolves.")
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To: Jhadur

“How many fewer foreigners?”

I doubt that’s knowable.


14 posted on 08/07/2017 1:53:01 PM PDT by be-baw (still seeking...)
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To: be-baw
NY Times: Women, children, minorities Hardest HitTM
15 posted on 08/07/2017 1:53:15 PM PDT by PROCON (President Reagan, your worthy successor has arrived to save our beloved America)
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To: A_Former_Democrat

AMEN!


16 posted on 08/07/2017 2:00:16 PM PDT by Nea Wood
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To: be-baw

Kinda like the Barry Soetoro nightmare never even happened.


17 posted on 08/07/2017 2:03:16 PM PDT by Delta 21
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To: be-baw

18 posted on 08/07/2017 2:05:51 PM PDT by Delta 21
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To: z3n

No. Your morals would get in the way.


19 posted on 08/07/2017 2:07:04 PM PDT by Delta 21
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To: A_Former_Democrat

Disagree. There are people who are working hard who still need assistance. Some come to church for help. There are elderly who have no other options.

Get rid of the FRAUD and 3/4 of the battle will have been won.


20 posted on 08/07/2017 2:07:10 PM PDT by madison10
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