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It's not just a bad idea, but it's really brainless too. It is pointless to police against bad behavior among welfare recipients. It's hard enough making sure they don't actually need welfare. And of course nobody who is not a US citizen should be getting any government benefits at all. There's a sensible place to start cutting welfare recipients.
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More than 44 million Americans — 14 percent of the population — now rely on the federal government’s food stamps program, an all-time high.
The number of recipients is up 11 percent from one year ago and more than 60 percent from just four years ago. Nearly 21 million households are now reliant on the Department of Agriculture’s Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP). The program cost taxpayers over $68 billion last year, twice as much as in 2007, and accounts for 67 percent of the USDA’s total budget, compared to 26 percent in 1980. The 2012 appropriations bill includes $71 billion for food stamps, a 9 percent increase from 2011 but $2 billion less than what President Obama requested. Critics complain that SNAP hasn’t put a dent in poverty or hunger while taking away funds from other efforts that should be the main focus of the USDA, specifically agricultural programs, according to ABC News. The food stamp program is also vulnerable to abuse. A Menominee, Mich., man was arrested recently and charged with food stamp trafficking. He allegedly used a food stamps card to buy $141 worth of lobster, steak and soft drinks and resold the items for 50 cents on the dollar. The Republicans’ 2012 budget plan seeks to change SNAP from an entitlement to a block-grant program that would be tailored for each state. The proposal would make aid contingent on work or job training and limit funding for the program. You can see how the Government is using the "block-grant" program to pick and choose which states get sweet little gifts. You can bet they're Democrat saturated states with plenty of illegals. These grants don't give off the smell of corruption because they're often hidden and distributed through nonprofits. |
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Very interesting article. Thanks.
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People are going to have to realize that the government is no longer going to provide for your children. The sad fact is that if you can’t afford to raise children on your own, you shouldn’t be having them.
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