Oh dear, the Republicans are going to be made out as trying to hurt the poor. Right in time for 2014 elections - don’t think the Dems won’t splatter this all over the media outlets.
How stupid can they get to dig their political graves?
RE: How stupid can they get to dig their political graves?
Damned if you do and damned if you don’t.
Exactly!
There are a lot of people on stamps that never imagined they would be. That doesn’t mean they won’t be irritated.
SOURCE: HERITAGE FOUNDATION
http://blog.heritage.org/2011/12/09/food-stamp-fraud-costing-taxpayers-billions/
According to fiscal year 2010 data collected by the U.S. Department of Agriculture, Maryland and Virginia distributed about $130 million in food stamps to individuals who were not eligible. For every $100 in benefits, those two states doled out $6.11 and $5.04, respectively, to those not eligible. The national average for that time was $3.05.
Inefficiency in the food stamp program spending is costing taxpayers billions. Of the $64.7 billion spent on the program last year (a record high that is only slated to increase), an overall $2.5 billion was spent on improper food stamp payments.
Another recent audit by the Department of Agriculture on the state of Kansas showed three major sources of inefficiency in the distribution of food stamp funds. While many recipients had invalid Social Security numbers and were double-dipping between federal and state programs, many of the recipients also happened to be dead. This has become a pervasive problem in the realm of government benefits. (The Social Security Administration also sends millions of dollars to recipients who are dead.)
Beyond protecting against fraud, the federal government should ensure that food stamps—not to mention the roughly 70 other federally funded welfare programs—are helping individuals become self-reliant rather than dependent on government. Half of food stamp recipients have received the benefit for 8.5 years or more.
Sorry, no more FreeStuff. The average American taxpayer can no longer afford luxury items like TV's, cars, housing, Whole Foods groceries, smartphones...or to pay for yours!
In script, not cursive.
This is really where they want to stand their ground? They cant do anything right.
Now that they do many Freepers are now decrying the move.
My guess is that even if the House proposed 500 B in cuts they'd still get criticized here.