GOP brings most" heartless bills"...cuts

[Pasco08]

“It’s a sad day in the people’s House when the leadership brings to the floor one of the most heartless bills I have ever seen,” said Representative James McGovern, Democrat of Massachusetts. “It’s terrible policy trapped in a terrible process.”

The measure has little chance of advancing in the Senate, and Senator Debbie Stabenow, Democrat of Michigan and the chairwoman of the Senate Agriculture Committee, called it “a monumental waste of time.”

The bill, written under the direction of the House majority leader, Eric Cantor, Republican of Virginia, would cut $40 billion from the food stamp program over the next 10 years. It would also require adults between 18 and 50 without minor children to find a job or to enroll in a work-training program in order to receive benefits.

It would also limit the time those recipients could get benefits to three months. Currently, states can extend food stamp benefits past three months for able-bodied people who are working or preparing for work as part of a job-training program.

“This bill makes getting Americans back to work a priority again for our nation’s welfare programs,” House Speaker John A. Boehner said.

The bill would also restrict people enrolled in other social welfare programs from automatically becoming eligible for food stamps.

In addition, the legislation would allow states to require food stamp recipients to be tested for drugs and to stop lottery winners from getting benefits. The Senate farm bill also contains a restriction on lottery winners.

Critics of the measure said the cuts would fall disproportionately on children.
http://www.nytimes.com/2013/09/20/u...bill-cutting-40-billion-from-food-stamps.html

I guess the lawmakers don't understand its just not that easy to snap your fingers and find a Job so they want pepole to starve now wonderful.

Illegal Immigrants seem to be able to find jobs. You know...those "jobs Americans won't do".

But nooooooooooo...welfare slackers would rather live life sucking off the Government Tit.

You are an idiot. Of course people that just spent 100k on degrees or have 40+ years of experience are not going to go work minimum wage picking fruit. But please continue.

 

[whitehall]

Anybody who thinks that the "food stamp program" is about nutrition is a duped liberal A-hole who ain't got a clue. The program is simply a way to save money. If they gave out "gas stamps" the program would be more popular but liberal a-holes wouldn't have the outrage factor.

 

[Pasco08]

Anybody who thinks that the "food stamp program" is about nutrition is a duped liberal A-hole who ain't got a clue. The program is simply a way to save money. If they gave out "gas stamps" the program would be more popular but liberal a-holes wouldn't have the outrage factor.

Its about people not starving if you are against that then you are the only asshole here.

 

[RoadVirus]

I guess the lawmakers don't understand its just not that easy to snap your fingers and find a Job so they want pepole to starve now wonderful.

Illegal Immigrants seem to be able to find jobs. You know...those "jobs Americans won't do".

But nooooooooooo...welfare slackers would rather live life sucking off the Government Tit.

You are an idiot. Of course people that just spent 100k on degrees or have 40+ years of experience are not going to go work minimum wage picking fruit. But please continue.

I was talking about welfare slackers, shitheels. Not laid-off White Collar workers.

White Collar workers have the drive to look for another job, no matter what.
Welfare slackers, on the other hand, don't give a shit so long as Uncle Sam keeps sending them money every month.

 

[Pauli007001]

“It’s a sad day in the people’s House when the leadership brings to the floor one of the most heartless bills I have ever seen,” said Representative James McGovern, Democrat of Massachusetts. “It’s terrible policy trapped in a terrible process.”

The measure has little chance of advancing in the Senate, and Senator Debbie Stabenow, Democrat of Michigan and the chairwoman of the Senate Agriculture Committee, called it “a monumental waste of time.”

The bill, written under the direction of the House majority leader, Eric Cantor, Republican of Virginia, would cut $40 billion from the food stamp program over the next 10 years. It would also require adults between 18 and 50 without minor children to find a job or to enroll in a work-training program in order to receive benefits.

It would also limit the time those recipients could get benefits to three months. Currently, states can extend food stamp benefits past three months for able-bodied people who are working or preparing for work as part of a job-training program.

“This bill makes getting Americans back to work a priority again for our nation’s welfare programs,” House Speaker John A. Boehner said.

The bill would also restrict people enrolled in other social welfare programs from automatically becoming eligible for food stamps.

In addition, the legislation would allow states to require food stamp recipients to be tested for drugs and to stop lottery winners from getting benefits. The Senate farm bill also contains a restriction on lottery winners.

Critics of the measure said the cuts would fall disproportionately on children.
http://www.nytimes.com/2013/09/20/u...bill-cutting-40-billion-from-food-stamps.html

It's a good start.

I will be happier when all welfare for the lazy is ended.

 

[healthmyths]

Anybody who thinks that the "food stamp program" is about nutrition is a duped liberal A-hole who ain't got a clue. The program is simply a way to save money. If they gave out "gas stamps" the program would be more popular but liberal a-holes wouldn't have the outrage factor.

Its about people not starving if you are against that then you are the only asshole here.

23¢ a day per person. Is that starving?
But the point of the $4 billion cuts per year wasn't reducing starving people at 23¢ !
Those that need it will still get average of $140 per month per each of the 47 million that need it.
Jun 24, 2012 - Americans spend $80 billion each year financing food stamps for the poor, but the country has no idea how the money is spent.
The $4 billion will be not paid to lottery winners, to people that won't sign up for job training bills, that test positive for drugs and spend cash for drugs while getting food stamps.
Are you telling me you want to support drug habits? Support lottery winners? Support people that won't work?

 

[hortysir]

Here's some nifty math for you mouth-breathing bleeding hearts


$40 Billion over 10 years
= $4 Billion per year

Divide that by the 47 Million recipients and you come up with a SHATTERING
$85.11 per year
$7.09 per month
or
as Healthmyths has already alluded to
23 cents per day


Horrible, I know