Our country offers a variety of assistance
programs to those in need.
While those programs seem nice on paper—Welfare
checks, government housing, and food stamps—in
reality they are often abused. Worse they
become a crutch, so that people aren’t inspired
to work hard and earn a better life.
But recent news suggests that at least one
program isn’t the crutch that it used to
be. Thanks in part to new, common sense rules.
From Breitbart:
Participation in the Supplemental Nutrition
Assistance Program (SNAP) dropped to 41,310,785
in June 2017, the latest data available from
the USDA, from 42,691,363 in January 2017.
Food stamp usage has been on a steady decline
since Donald Trump began his presidency in
January 2017, with the latest data showing
that SNAP enrollment decreased by more than
1.3 million, or 3.23 percent, since the beginning
of his term in office.
The most significant drops in enrollment took
place from January to February and March to
April.
The two months where SNAP participation dropped
the most can be attributed to states that
started reimplementing work requirements to
receive food stamps around that time…
Trump’s 2018 budget proposal proposed cuts
to SNAP, and suggested that states match up
to 20 percent of federal money allotted for
the food stamp program.
The president also called for states to expand
work requirements for able-bodied adults receiving
food stamps if they have not already done
so. Some federal lawmakers are crafting legislation
to implement this policy nationwide, along
with time limits on how long food stamp recipients
can receive benefits.
It’s pretty reasonable for states and the
federal government to require able-bodied
adults look for work. While food stamps are
helpful, there is no reason someone can’t
at least be looking for a job.
The sharp and steady drop in food stamp usage
is a sign that those who looked for jobs found
them and no longer needed government assistance.
Those that refused to look for jobs, well,
they lost their handout.
Add to that more and more jobs coming back
to the country, you have a situation where
more Americans don’t need government help.
They are able to work to earn their keep,
as everyone should.
Working to pay your way is a form of independence.
You earn that money, so you can decide what
to do with it. You don’t need the government
holding your hand, telling you what to buy.
That’s good news all around.
