US House approves massive reductions in food stamp benefits

[Supercoolmayo]

US House approves massive reductions in food stamp benefits
By Dan Conway

25 June 2018
The House of Representatives passed a new version of the farm bill Thursday that drastically intensifies the bipartisan attack against the working poor. The bill passed by 213-211, along party lines.

The farm bill’s main aim is to slash food assistance to the more than 42 million people receiving aid under the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP), formerly known as food stamps.

While the farm bill, typically renewed every five years, provides crop subsidies and funding for food safety and other measures, more than three-quarters of the bill’s goes to the SNAP program.

The House bill restricts eligibility for food stamps and institutes work requirements for those receiving benefits. The current farm bill, set to expire in September, also includes work requirements for some SNAP recipients. However, under the new version requirements would be extended to households with dependent children as well.

Read more at
http://www.wsws.org/en/articles/2018/06/25/farm-j25.html

 

[88m3]

shortsighted and cruel

 

[acri1]

My guess is the Senate won't approve this version of the bill.

But if it does pass, then if the Dems have any political sense at all (questionable) then they'll be screaming from the hills about the Republican food stamp cuts from September till midterms.

 

[Serious]

Now where are those bootstraps i was looking for.

 

[Swaggatron]

Smh

 

[GPBear]

Really sick. Like when they tried replacing food stamps with boxed frozen foods.

I’d like to see these Congress people live off what they force the poor to live on.

 

[Jhoon]

Really sick. Like when they tried replacing food stamps with boxed frozen foods.

I’d like to see these Congress people live off what they force the poor to live on.

That’s one way to live life. I want the poor people to return the fukks not given. Call me old fashion but maybe a little revooooooooolition (spelling made to avoid alphabet boys) to get these rich people to think correctly. As of right now there’s not motivation on their end to help the poor. Their heads in a guillotine will help them practice altruism.

 

[Wargames]

Breh if the Repubs aren't voted out in November in at least one house of congress this country is done...... like legit we're Turkey status

 

[Ethnic Vagina Finder]

One of my employees gets $700 a month in food stamps. She gets so much, that she sells some of them.

The problem isn't funding. It's how the funds are distributed.

 

[CrimsonTider]

One of my employees gets $700 a month in food stamps. She gets so much, that she sells some of them.

The problem isn't funding. It's how the funds are distributed.

Shut up bytch

 

[BillBanneker]

Well this isn't surprising at all.

 

[ExodusNirvana]

This is what Republican voters want

 

[Ethnic Vagina Finder]

This is what Republican voters want

A lot of them get food stamps though. The rich republicans don't give a fukk.

 

[Apollo Kid]

A lot of them get food stamps though. The rich republicans don't give a fukk.

Voting against their interests example #18767857829657256782

 

[ExodusNirvana]

A lot of them get food stamps though. The rich republicans don't give a fukk.

They vote for the rich Republicans.

This is what Republican voters want.