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2019-12-15 Economy

5.9 Million Fewer Food Stamp Recipients Since 2017

[Breitbart] More than 5.9 million individuals dropped off food stamps since President Donald Trump assumed office in February 2017, according to the latest data released by the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA).

The most up-to-date USDA data shows that 5,975,736 people discontinued using food stamps, also known as the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP), between February 2017‐ when Trump completed his first full month in office‐ and September 2019.

Individual and household participation in SNAP had consistently declined overall since 2013, when the Obama administration was in power, and enrollment in the program reached its highest point in U.S. history.

At the Great Recession’s peak during former President Barack Obama’s first term in office, enrollment in SNAP grew by 135 percent and cost taxpayers $78 billion.
Trump can't take all the credit, however -
Food stamp enrollment plummeted after state legislatures passed work requirement reform measures to curb dependency on welfare, requiring food stamp recipients to work, volunteer, attend school, or receive job training for 20 hours per week.
Well, maybe Trump deserves more credit -
Enrollment has continued to decline under Trump, but the Trump administration has taken welfare reform measures a step further by taking work requirement legislation found in the states nationwide.

Posted by Bobby 2019-12-15 06:09|| || Front Page|| [14 views ] Top

#1 Trump Feeds America

Posted by Bright Pebbles 2019-12-15 07:14|| 2019-12-15 07:14|| Front Page Top

#2 I remember a Donk was saying - Give a man a fish today he eats. Teach a man to fish and he eats forever. Today's Donks prefer the man be dependent upon them forever.

Posted by Procopius2k 2019-12-15 07:30|| 2019-12-15 07:30|| Front Page Top

#3 Donks today :

Give a man a fish and he eats today, teach a man to fish and he eats forever; let 'im sleep with the fishes and and you don't even have to bother with that.

Posted by Dron66046 2019-12-15 07:47|| 2019-12-15 07:47|| Front Page Top

#4 ...ah, the Hillary dictum.

Posted by Procopius2k 2019-12-15 07:48|| 2019-12-15 07:48|| Front Page Top

#5 This kind of data is being cited as evidence Trump is cruelly starving children.

Posted by Glenmore 2019-12-15 09:22|| 2019-12-15 09:22|| Front Page Top

#6 That's a lot of high fructose corn syrup, salt, carbs and tobacco not being consumed on the taxpayer dime.

Posted by M. Murcek 2019-12-15 12:41|| 2019-12-15 12:41|| Front Page Top

#7 Fritos hardest hit.

Posted by Snusotle the Lesser4227 2019-12-15 14:38|| 2019-12-15 14:38|| Front Page Top

#8 ref #6 or just outright fraud when ppl sell them

Posted by chris 2019-12-15 17:39|| 2019-12-15 17:39|| Front Page Top

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