President Donald Trump made some big changes
that impacted food stamp users. They said
that it couldn’t be done, but Trump just
proved all of the haters wrong. It has liberals
hitting the panic button.
Food stamps or “SNAP” is one of the biggest
burdens on taxpaying Americans. It is also
one of the most devious schemes hatched by
Democrats. SNAP is supposed to just help out
a family when the breadwinner loses a job.
It’s a temporary “safety net,” so that
Americans don’t go hungry. All too often,
however, it becomes a crutch. People get on
food stamps and never get off.
Food stamps, like Welfare and other government
programs, have made millions of Americans
dependent on the government. Instead of finding
a good-paying job to support their families,
they rely on handouts. Sadly, the government
never gives them enough — ensuring they
stay in poverty.
One of the major goals of the Trump administration
is to end this system. His agenda to make
America great again includes bringing back
good jobs for every able-bodied citizen. That
leads to financial independence and prosperity
for millions of people, who once couldn’t
afford the basics.
It seems like that has been paying off, in
a big way. A new report out from the USDA
has shown food stamp usage is dropping rapidly.
In fact, over half a million Americans got
off the program in a single month. That adds
up to a drastic decrease in users for the
program since Trump took office.
More than half a million people dropped off
the food stamp rolls in a single month, according
to the latest figures from the U.S. Department
of Agriculture (USDA).
The USDA data reveals that a total of 587,792
people discontinued their participation in
the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program
(SNAP) between December 2017 and January 2018.
The latest numbers show that on the whole,
food stamp enrollment has been on a steady
decline for the first quarter of fiscal year
(FY) 2018, which began in October 2017. [Source:
Breitbart]
There was an uptick in food stamp usage early
fall of 2017, due to hurricane relief. But
that only lasted for a month. In the months
that followed, there has been a steady decline.
The largest drop was at the beginning of 2018,
where we saw half a million Americans ditch
the program.
This coincides with states and the White House
working to get Americans off this toxic program.
Food stamps barely provide enough as it is.
Statistics prove that 1/3 off all junk food
are bought with food stamps (your tax dollars
are contributing to the U.S. obesity crisis).
When Americans earn their own money to buy
food, they make better choices. They can earn
far more than what the government can give
them.
President Trump mentioned in 2017 that he
wanted to make it a priority to keep SNAP
program costs down at the state and federal
levels, which if implemented, could cause
enrollment to decline even more this year
as the administration releases its plans to
reform the federal welfare system.
While efforts to curb food stamp enrollment
at the state level and get people back into
the workforce have been underway over the
past few years, the federal government has
been trying to take those state-level reforms
nationwide. [Source: Breitbart]
Food stamp usage soared during the Barack
Obama years. That was by design. Obama entered
office during the economic downturn. He used
the panic everyone was feeling to rollback
basic food stamp requirements. That resulted
in a massive increase in enrollment (not to
mention contributed to the deficit surge under
Obama). Even when things started to improve,
Obama did not restore the requirements.
On top of that, Obama frequently talked about
lost jobs not coming back. More and more jobs
(blue and white collar work) were lost overseas.
Less opportunity led to more people on government
handouts. Obama needed that in order to push
Obamacare and other socialist programs. The
Democrats can only thrive when Americans are
weak, poor, and dependent on government programs.
Only now are things improving, under President
Trump. He proved you can bring jobs back to
the United States. Slashing regulations, reducing
taxes, and ending bad trade deals can have
a remarkable impact on the jobs market. Now,
there are over 6 million jobs waiting to be
filled. There is no reason so many Americans
should be collecting pennies from SNAP to
buy food.
States are restoring basic work requirements
for food stamps. Able-bodied Americans will
have to work part-time, volunteer, or enroll
in workforce training to continue receiving
SNAP. That has several effects. One, people
find work and no longer need food stamps.
Two, people who refuse to find even basic
work (or get training from the government)
naturally drop out of the program. It’s
a win-win no matter how you slice it.
President Donald Trump is moving ahead with
other initiatives that might end food stamps
for good. A recent executive order requires
strict accountability from government programs.
His Harvest Boxes plan will replace SNAP debit
cards with healthy foods provided directly
to recipients. All that amounts to a radical
curtailing of bloated government programs.
Hopefully for good.
