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In his big budget proposal on Monday, President Trump offered a novel idea: Instead of giving people in need government stamps they can redeem for food, why not just give them actual food?
As you might guess, liberals were enraged by the notion. How dare Trump try to take away food stamps from hungry people and give them — of all things — food!
Here's how the liberal HuffPost saw it: "Facing a trillion-dollar deficit because of his just-passed tax cuts, President Donald Trump has an idea for how to get some of that money back: making poor people eat beans and rice."
Oh the humanity!
Currently, food stamps — known officially as the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) — are provided for some 42 million people, 80% of whom get food vouchers each month worth at least $90 per person. They can be redeemed at many stores for food, but the program is rife with abuse.
For example, an Oregon minimart owner was recently sentenced to nearly two years behind bars after being convicted for food stamp fraud totalling $189,000. In that case, prosecutors said the minimart owner allowed his customers to exchange cash for benefits. He charged high prices for food to food stamp recipients’ benefit cards, and then gave them back half the cash.
In January, a Baltimore man was found guilty of fraud involving $1.5 million worth of food stamps. The list goes on and on.Read the rest from Joseph Curl HERE and follow link below to a related story:
Trump Administration Suggests Replacing Supplementary Food Stamps With 'Blue Apron-Type' Meal Box
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1 comment:
Dumbest idea ever, and of course, it's not Trump's idea anyway.
It will never see the light of day because it's just plain stupid.
It would cost 10 times more. The logistics are preposterous.
Also, the idea that you cannot provide fresh fruits and vegetables, but canned, shows just how stupid these folks are. Fresh fruits and vegetables are CHEAP.
-Martha
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