A Food Stamp Overhaul is on the Horizon

The Trump administration announced they will be taking a closer look at who is receiving food stamps, and I could not be happier about this decision. During the shutdown, more light was shed on the insane number of people using the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP), and it is about time the government took a closer look at who these people are and if they truly are needy.

The Daily Wire reports:

The Trump administration is preparing to implement a sweeping and controversial overhaul of the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP), commonly known as food stamps — an action officials describe as part of a broader effort to increase program integrity and eliminate what they characterize as widespread abuse.

At the center of this initiative is a major requirement announced by Agriculture Secretary Brooke Rollins: millions of low-income Americans will be required to reapply for food-stamp benefits, regardless of whether they are already enrolled, have been long-term recipients, or have recently completed eligibility reviews at the state level.

Rollins outlined the plan during an interview on Newsmax, framing it as a necessary step to restore confidence in how federal taxpayer dollars are used.She said she plans plans to “have everyone reapply for their benefits, make sure that everyone that’s taking a taxpayer-funded benefit through … food stamps, that they literally are vulnerable and they can’t survive without it.”

FINALLY.  THANK YOU.

I think I speak for most sane people when I say food stamps should not be used as a long-term solution (exception: the recipient is permanently disabled, and even then, I think individuals should have to reapply to ensure their information is up to date). Anyone who is able-bodied should utilize the benefits on a short-term basis to get back on their feet. Then they should be taken off the program. SNAP isn’t meant to be a permanent solution; it’s meant to keep people from starving while they get their life together.

Rollins also said that a shocking “ … 186,000 deceased men and women and children in this country are receiving a check.”

I can’t imagine the amount of fraud and waste they are about to uncover with this reapplication process, and I’m already angry.

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