I worked with SNAP, medical programs and public assistance.
Not one illegal immigrant did I have here.
Again the food stamp population
20% elderly
40% children
10% disabled
Everybody poorer isn't a deadbeat
That’s so true, Frodo. Illegal immigrants do not receive SNAP benefits. In fact they don’t receive any significant government help. However, if they have children born in the United States, those children are eligible for SNAP and government assistance.
People need to keep in mind that people receiving public assistance aren’t necessarily “deadbeats” or unwilling to work. A family of 4 earning $32,000 or less a year is entitled to assistance. An employee making the federal minimum wage of $7.25 an hour earns $15,080 per year. It’s not rocket science. People need food assistance and I don’t, for one second, begrudge anyone receiving those benefits. I pay my taxes and I’ve always paid into Social Security. I don’t mind a small portion of what I’ve paid going to feed those in need. I’m sure there are a small section of people that have somehow managed to beat the system but that’s on them.
I am so very sorry that we have politicians and a sitting President unwilling to spend my money and your money to help the needy. It literally breaks my heart when we have a government willing to let people starve. I think that’s simply uncivilized and beyond contempt,
I am so very sorry that we have poli
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