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The 20-year-old rule which was suspended in many states during the economic recession requires that adults without children or disabilities must have a job in order to receive food stamps through the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program for more than three months, with some exceptions. Many states have begun to reimpose the federal rule as the economy recovers, with the largest group reviving it at the beginning of this year. As a result, many recipients' three-month limit expires today, April 1.
The change has reignited a fierce debate between conservative leaders, who say waiving the mandate discourages people from working, and their liberal counterparts, who say the three-month time limit ignores the reality that jobs are still hard to come by for low-skilled workers.
U know I have a dog who is not disabled yet is unable to hold down a job....for all the poor people who will fall thru teh net,,,,
Thanks...GOP!
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/wonk/wp/2016/04/01/why-tens-of-thousands-of-americas-poorest-people-just-lost-their-food-stamps/?tid=sm_tw
scscholar
(2,902 posts)to starve
WDIM
(1,662 posts)As Repugs slash food stamps and welfare across the country we will see crime rates rise.
davekriss
(4,628 posts)F**king stupid conservatives!
eniwetok
(1,629 posts)dembotoz
(16,864 posts)Cryptoad
(8,254 posts)fasttense
(17,301 posts)Why does the job pay so badly that you qualify for food stamps?
So we are out and out subsidizing cheap-O bosses and crappy paying corporations with food stamps to their employees. How much you want to bet some of these subsidized jobs belong to the Trump failed business model?
If you work, you should have enough money to buy food. What's the use of a job that doesn't even cover the cost of staying alive?
But not to worry, there are plenty of CRAPPY JOBS around. You could always clean out a rich man's toilet, or take care of his children, take out his trash, wipe his a** or make his food - So much opportunity.
msongs
(67,462 posts)Cryptoad
(8,254 posts)just hanging around in basement for 26 years
Doctor_J
(36,392 posts)Luckily, help MIGHT be on the way this fall.