Trump to Cut Food Stamps Budget by 25%

[Gracie]

All I am saying is give him a chance. Jeez.
If he fails more, or ***** shit up WORSE than it is...then do your thang. Until then...I'll wait to see what happens.

I understand, Gracie. it is hard for a self aggrandizing, narcissistic, sexist, bigoted, pathologically lying, immature, obnoxious, insecure, multibillionaire president to catch an even break in this country.

Well...if that self aggrandizing, narcissistic, sexist, bigoted, pathologically lying, immature, obnoxious, insecure, multibillionaire president keeps out the riffraff and there are no more 9/11's....I will be a happy camper. How about you?

 

[RodISHI]

You are a liar and a fake. You want to make that bullshyt America great again nonsense by cheating and robbing some of the people who already made it great.

You mean the same people who are sucking down social security and crippling the system? The ones who are crippling the healthcare system? Or the ones who were able to get pensions and high paying jobs without a college education?

This country isn't even great anymore, nor did those lunatics make this country great... If anything they turned a great country into a 3rd world one.

Like I said, you are a liar and a fake. Add to that my vote for you being in the good running for the biggest jerk on the board, and that is saying a lot. Sorry, you have such hate for your country and fellow Americans.

LOL lying about what?

Elderly = Takes from the working people when most of them have plenty of money in the bank.

Yeah let's keep supporting those people. For the remaining "poor" elderly, they have families that support them.

So you believe an elderly woman that worked two and three minimum wage jobs her whole life and paid into Social security is a drain on you? She collects about $800.00 a month and doesn't have money in the bank as she spent it all taking care of her children and even a couple of her grandchildren (with her minimum wage job & with no assistance as it wasn't available then in her state).

You are an idiot. Plain and simple. We WORKED for the little help we get, asshole.
I am eager for you to hit retirement. See how you do.

Meanwhile.....sic' him, Karma.

Let me explain something to you, **** tard.

The elderly's generation = Big pensions, cheap college, various jobs.

Today's youth = No pensions, expensive college, crappy minimum wage jobs.

The elderly had it MUCH easier when they were young, so **** them if they want more support from the very same people they ruined this country for.

If they're really that poor they can get their lazy asses up off the couch and get a job. I have a co-worker who's 70, works 40 hours a week, and is going strong.

Sorry I'm not filtered.

Wow, you're seriously fucked in the head and have no respect for elders. You must be under 25, because that's how long the schools have been indoctrinating the kids to think that way.

You must be over 65 because that's the only generation who thinks they deserve free healthcare and food paid for by everyone else while the national debt continues to balloon.

The world has changed since the elderly were in the work force. Gone are the factory jobs paying $25 an hour with big pensions offered when you retired.

Not sure what factories you are talking about the ones here that close a few years back paid $6 to $8 at the most for the majority of their labor.

*Gross Income Limit If not Elderly or Disabled *Max F.S. Benefit for Everyone
1 person: $1,265 $194
2 people: $1,705 $357
3 people: $2,144 $511
4 people: $2,584 $649

I think there is a problem here. A family of 3 making $2144 a month getting $511 a month or 27% of their income in Food Stamps. That's not saving folks from starvation. It's making them comfortable in a lesser job. And THAT is why "participation rate" has more than doubled in 10 years. It's not subsidence --- it's redistribution..

A lot of smart Liberals realize you can't be EXPANDING enrollment on programs just to win constituents AND truly help the needy at the same time. When you start putting 15% of America on Food Stamps, that's a lot less money available for the TRULY needy on MediCaid, Housing, Education, etc..

GAWD


For example, a household of 3 with a net income of $1,500 must subtract $450 (30 percent of $1,500) from the maximum allotment for their household, which is $511 per month. They then subtract the $450 from the $511 maximum. The household will receive a food stamp allotment of $61 for the month.

How to Calculate Amount of Food Stamps



On average, SNAP households currently receive about $255 a month. The average SNAP benefit per person is about $126 per month, which works out to about $1.40 per person per meal


A Quick Guide to SNAP Eligibility and Benefits

That is accurate. An elderly single woman we know applied. She made less than $800.00 a month from her Social Security and she said she got a letter back that she was not eligible at all because she did not have any housing expenses.

About 5 years ago a dying Aunt was making less than $600 a month SS and got less than $200 a month SNAP. Sad how we treat the poorest among US



Of these millionaires, over 22,000 families paid less than 15 percent of income in Federal income and employee payroll taxes — and 1,470 managed to pay no federal income taxes on their million-plus-dollar incomes, according to the IRS.”
Hyping stats about the ‘Buffett Rule’

BUT WE NEED TO GUT TAXES ON THE RICHEST EVEN MORE?


"In other words, a person in the top 0.001 percent income bracket -- who would have an adjusted gross income of at least $62,000,000 -- pays the nearly same effective tax rate as somebody in the top 20 percent bracket who makes $85,000 in adjusted gross income."
As the rich become super-rich, they pay lower taxes. For real.

I agree when it comes to our poor elderly it is a disgrace as more of them are women than men. They did not make as much as the men back then but it doesn't mean that they did not work very hard to pay their bills and make a living either. I recall an older man about eighty locally here that was living on about $300.00 a month Social Security in 1995. On the other end of the spectrum my one grandmother made extremely good money as she was a real estate broker. She used to tell me she didn't think it was right that some of the elderly she knew were not getting enough to live on. So she put her SS money into the community center and tried helping that away.

 

[Spare_change]

Trump budget will reportedly cut food stamps by 25 percent

The above isn't the only news source I found with the same story.

President Trump's budget proposal - set to be unveiled Tuesday - will cut the food stamp program by more than 25 percent.

The 2018 budget outline would take about $193 billion out of the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, commonly known as food stamps, over the next 10 years. The reductions would take place through changes in who is eligible to receive assistance and additional work requirements, the AP reported.

According to the U.S. Department of Agriculture, some 44 million people are currently served through SNAP, with the average household receiving $258 per month in benefits. The total annual cost of the food stamp program is around $70 billion a year, with 93 percent of that going directly to beneficiaries and the remaining amount for administrative, education and training costs.

Close to 70 percent of SNAP participants are in families with children; more than one-quarter are in households with seniors or people with disabilities.

In Alabama, a family of two people must earn less than $20,826 to qualify for SNAP

Great job of telling HALF the story .....

Let's see if we can figure this out.

1) Trump proposes federal tax cuts.

2) Trump proposes cutting federal programs, shifting some to states. This is done 1) to help offset the decrease in tax revenue, and 2) to transfer administration of programs to a more local, and thus more responsive, state government.

3) People receive a federal tax break.

4) The state, given its new mandates, has to assume responsibility for those programs removed from the federal budget.

5) Some states - probably, most - will raise taxes to provide those services in a manner acceptable to, and appropriate for, the people of their particular state.

6) Delivery of the product - let say, food stamps - immediately becomes more efficient by the removal of the federal bureaucracy that administers "one size fits all" programs (Notice that we currently spend $4.9 billion administering the federal program)

7) States will tailor these program to fit their particular circumstance. For example, Alabama may choose to limit food stamps to those who make less than $20K, while New York, with its higher cost of living, may choose to provide food stamps to those making less than $50K, a decision that will be reviewed, and agreed upon, by those people responsible for funding the program in their particular state.

And, this is a problem how, again?

 

[Spare_change]

You are a liar and a fake. You want to make that bullshyt America great again nonsense by cheating and robbing some of the people who already made it great.

You mean the same people who are sucking down social security and crippling the system? The ones who are crippling the healthcare system? Or the ones who were able to get pensions and high paying jobs without a college education?

This country isn't even great anymore, nor did those lunatics make this country great... If anything they turned a great country into a 3rd world one.

Like I said, you are a liar and a fake. Add to that my vote for you being in the good running for the biggest jerk on the board, and that is saying a lot. Sorry, you have such hate for your country and fellow Americans.

LOL lying about what?

Elderly = Takes from the working people when most of them have plenty of money in the bank.

Yeah let's keep supporting those people. For the remaining "poor" elderly, they have families that support them.

So you believe an elderly woman that worked two and three minimum wage jobs her whole life and paid into Social security is a drain on you? She collects about $800.00 a month and doesn't have money in the bank as she spent it all taking care of her children and even a couple of her grandchildren (with her minimum wage job & with no assistance as it wasn't available then in her state).

You are an idiot. Plain and simple. We WORKED for the little help we get, asshole.
I am eager for you to hit retirement. See how you do.

Meanwhile.....sic' him, Karma.

Let me explain something to you, **** tard.

The elderly's generation = Big pensions, cheap college, various jobs.

Today's youth = No pensions, expensive college, crappy minimum wage jobs.

The elderly had it MUCH easier when they were young, so **** them if they want more support from the very same people they ruined this country for.

If they're really that poor they can get their lazy asses up off the couch and get a job. I have a co-worker who's 70, works 40 hours a week, and is going strong.

Sorry I'm not filtered.

Wow, you're seriously fucked in the head and have no respect for elders. You must be under 25, because that's how long the schools have been indoctrinating the kids to think that way.

You must be over 65 because that's the only generation who thinks they deserve free healthcare and food paid for by everyone else while the national debt continues to balloon.

The world has changed since the elderly were in the work force. Gone are the factory jobs paying $25 an hour with big pensions offered when you retired.

Not sure what factories you are talking about the ones here that close a few years back paid $6 to $8 at the most for the majority of their labor.

*Gross Income Limit If not Elderly or Disabled *Max F.S. Benefit for Everyone
1 person: $1,265 $194
2 people: $1,705 $357
3 people: $2,144 $511
4 people: $2,584 $649

I think there is a problem here. A family of 3 making $2144 a month getting $511 a month or 27% of their income in Food Stamps. That's not saving folks from starvation. It's making them comfortable in a lesser job. And THAT is why "participation rate" has more than doubled in 10 years. It's not subsidence --- it's redistribution..

A lot of smart Liberals realize you can't be EXPANDING enrollment on programs just to win constituents AND truly help the needy at the same time. When you start putting 15% of America on Food Stamps, that's a lot less money available for the TRULY needy on MediCaid, Housing, Education, etc..

GAWD


For example, a household of 3 with a net income of $1,500 must subtract $450 (30 percent of $1,500) from the maximum allotment for their household, which is $511 per month. They then subtract the $450 from the $511 maximum. The household will receive a food stamp allotment of $61 for the month.

How to Calculate Amount of Food Stamps



On average, SNAP households currently receive about $255 a month. The average SNAP benefit per person is about $126 per month, which works out to about $1.40 per person per meal


A Quick Guide to SNAP Eligibility and Benefits

That is accurate. An elderly single woman we know applied. She made less than $800.00 a month from her Social Security and she said she got a letter back that she was not eligible at all because she did not have any housing expenses.

About 5 years ago a dying Aunt was making less than $600 a month SS and got less than $200 a month SNAP. Sad how we treat the poorest among US



Of these millionaires, over 22,000 families paid less than 15 percent of income in Federal income and employee payroll taxes — and 1,470 managed to pay no federal income taxes on their million-plus-dollar incomes, according to the IRS.”
Hyping stats about the ‘Buffett Rule’

BUT WE NEED TO GUT TAXES ON THE RICHEST EVEN MORE?


"In other words, a person in the top 0.001 percent income bracket -- who would have an adjusted gross income of at least $62,000,000 -- pays the nearly same effective tax rate as somebody in the top 20 percent bracket who makes $85,000 in adjusted gross income."
As the rich become super-rich, they pay lower taxes. For real.

OH MY GOD!!!

You mean we treated all our citizens equally and fairly ....... makes you just want to throw up, doesn't it?

 

[xband]

Trump budget will reportedly cut food stamps by 25 percent

The above isn't the only news source I found with the same story.

President Trump's budget proposal - set to be unveiled Tuesday - will cut the food stamp program by more than 25 percent.

The 2018 budget outline would take about $193 billion out of the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, commonly known as food stamps, over the next 10 years. The reductions would take place through changes in who is eligible to receive assistance and additional work requirements, the AP reported.

According to the U.S. Department of Agriculture, some 44 million people are currently served through SNAP, with the average household receiving $258 per month in benefits. The total annual cost of the food stamp program is around $70 billion a year, with 93 percent of that going directly to beneficiaries and the remaining amount for administrative, education and training costs.

Close to 70 percent of SNAP participants are in families with children; more than one-quarter are in households with seniors or people with disabilities.

In Alabama, a family of two people must earn less than $20,826 to qualify for SNAP

No more food stamps, EBT or section 8 housing. I am a family of one who is happily retired and my only income is SSA retirement and the stipend is less than 17k per year which keeps me in booze and smokes. SS sent me a letter saying that I qualify for food stamps but I wadded up the letter and threw it away. I have witnessed food stamp fraud more than once and hate cheaters.

 

[Political Junky]

All I am saying is give him a chance. Jeez.
If he fails more, or ***** shit up WORSE than it is...then do your thang. Until then...I'll wait to see what happens.

I understand, Gracie. it is hard for a self aggrandizing, narcissistic, sexist, bigoted, pathologically lying, immature, obnoxious, insecure, multibillionaire president to catch an even break in this country.

Well...if that self aggrandizing, narcissistic, sexist, bigoted, pathologically lying, immature, obnoxious, insecure, multibillionaire president keeps out the riffraff and there are no more 9/11's....I will be a happy camper. How about you?

9/11 terrorists came from Saudi Arabia where Trump has been kissing ass.

 

[RodISHI]

Trump budget will reportedly cut food stamps by 25 percent

The above isn't the only news source I found with the same story.

President Trump's budget proposal - set to be unveiled Tuesday - will cut the food stamp program by more than 25 percent.

The 2018 budget outline would take about $193 billion out of the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, commonly known as food stamps, over the next 10 years. The reductions would take place through changes in who is eligible to receive assistance and additional work requirements, the AP reported.

According to the U.S. Department of Agriculture, some 44 million people are currently served through SNAP, with the average household receiving $258 per month in benefits. The total annual cost of the food stamp program is around $70 billion a year, with 93 percent of that going directly to beneficiaries and the remaining amount for administrative, education and training costs.

Close to 70 percent of SNAP participants are in families with children; more than one-quarter are in households with seniors or people with disabilities.

In Alabama, a family of two people must earn less than $20,826 to qualify for SNAP

No more food stamps or EBT cards. I am a family of one who is happily retired and my only income is SSA retirement and the stipend of less than 17k per year keeps me in booze and smokes. SS sent me a letter saying that I qualify for food stamps but I wadded up the letter and threw it away. I have witnessed food stamp fraud more than once and hate cheats.

SSA doesn't determine your eligibility but they do send out letters to remind some folk that they "may qualify" in case they don't know that. We have an elderly man here that qualifies that makes about the same but he decided that $16.00 a month FS/EBT wasn't worth the hassle.

 

[deannalw]

All I am saying is give him a chance. Jeez.
If he fails more, or ***** shit up WORSE than it is...then do your thang. Until then...I'll wait to see what happens.

I understand, Gracie. it is hard for a self aggrandizing, narcissistic, sexist, bigoted, pathologically lying, immature, obnoxious, insecure, multibillionaire president to catch an even break in this country.

Well...if that self aggrandizing, narcissistic, sexist, bigoted, pathologically lying, immature, obnoxious, insecure, multibillionaire president keeps out the riffraff and there are no more 9/11's....I will be a happy camper. How about you?

9/11 terrorists came from Saudi Arabia where Trump has been kissing ass.

He's kissing the same X marks the spot Obama smooched along with the others

 

[Winston]

Trump budget will reportedly cut food stamps by 25 percent

The above isn't the only news source I found with the same story.

President Trump's budget proposal - set to be unveiled Tuesday - will cut the food stamp program by more than 25 percent.

The 2018 budget outline would take about $193 billion out of the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, commonly known as food stamps, over the next 10 years. The reductions would take place through changes in who is eligible to receive assistance and additional work requirements, the AP reported.

According to the U.S. Department of Agriculture, some 44 million people are currently served through SNAP, with the average household receiving $258 per month in benefits. The total annual cost of the food stamp program is around $70 billion a year, with 93 percent of that going directly to beneficiaries and the remaining amount for administrative, education and training costs.

Close to 70 percent of SNAP participants are in families with children; more than one-quarter are in households with seniors or people with disabilities.

In Alabama, a family of two people must earn less than $20,826 to qualify for SNAP

Great job of telling HALF the story .....

Let's see if we can figure this out.

1) Trump proposes federal tax cuts.

2) Trump proposes cutting federal programs, shifting some to states. This is done 1) to help offset the decrease in tax revenue, and 2) to transfer administration of programs to a more local, and thus more responsive, state government.

3) People receive a federal tax break.

4) The state, given its new mandates, has to assume responsibility for those programs removed from the federal budget.

5) Some states - probably, most - will raise taxes to provide those services in a manner acceptable to, and appropriate for, the people of their particular state.

6) Delivery of the product - let say, food stamps - immediately becomes more efficient by the removal of the federal bureaucracy that administers "one size fits all" programs (Notice that we currently spend $4.9 billion administering the federal program)

7) States will tailor these program to fit their particular circumstance. For example, Alabama may choose to limit food stamps to those who make less than $20K, while New York, with its higher cost of living, may choose to provide food stamps to those making less than $50K, a decision that will be reviewed, and agreed upon, by those people responsible for funding the program in their particular state.

And, this is a problem how, again?

So, we are merely transferring responsibility for funding from the federal government to the states. Every single solitary state in the Union has a regressive tax system instead of a progressive tax system like the federal government.

 

[Muhammed]

CNN carrying the story as well

The OP title is a flat out lie. jackass.

 

[Winston]

Trump budget will reportedly cut food stamps by 25 percent

The above isn't the only news source I found with the same story.

President Trump's budget proposal - set to be unveiled Tuesday - will cut the food stamp program by more than 25 percent.

The 2018 budget outline would take about $193 billion out of the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, commonly known as food stamps, over the next 10 years. The reductions would take place through changes in who is eligible to receive assistance and additional work requirements, the AP reported.

According to the U.S. Department of Agriculture, some 44 million people are currently served through SNAP, with the average household receiving $258 per month in benefits. The total annual cost of the food stamp program is around $70 billion a year, with 93 percent of that going directly to beneficiaries and the remaining amount for administrative, education and training costs.

Close to 70 percent of SNAP participants are in families with children; more than one-quarter are in households with seniors or people with disabilities.

In Alabama, a family of two people must earn less than $20,826 to qualify for SNAP

No more food stamps, EBT or section 8 housing. I am a family of one who is happily retired and my only income is SSA retirement and the stipend is less than 17k per year which keeps me in booze and smokes. SS sent me a letter saying that I qualify for food stamps but I wadded up the letter and threw it away. I have witnessed food stamp fraud more than once and hate cheaters.

Booze and smokes, with government money, and on Medicare. And yet you have a problem with food stamps and section eight.

 

[Wyatt earp]

All I am saying is give him a chance. Jeez.
If he fails more, or ***** shit up WORSE than it is...then do your thang. Until then...I'll wait to see what happens.

I understand, Gracie. it is hard for a self aggrandizing, narcissistic, sexist, bigoted, pathologically lying, immature, obnoxious, insecure, multibillionaire president to catch an even break in this country.

Well...if that self aggrandizing, narcissistic, sexist, bigoted, pathologically lying, immature, obnoxious, insecure, multibillionaire president keeps out the riffraff and there are no more 9/11's....I will be a happy camper. How about you?

9/11 terrorists came from Saudi Arabia where Trump has been kissing ass.

They are an ally and using their soldiers to fight the Iranian backed houthi in Yeman, I thought that's what you guys wanted?



.

 

[Wyatt earp]

Trump budget will reportedly cut food stamps by 25 percent

The above isn't the only news source I found with the same story.

President Trump's budget proposal - set to be unveiled Tuesday - will cut the food stamp program by more than 25 percent.

The 2018 budget outline would take about $193 billion out of the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, commonly known as food stamps, over the next 10 years. The reductions would take place through changes in who is eligible to receive assistance and additional work requirements, the AP reported.

According to the U.S. Department of Agriculture, some 44 million people are currently served through SNAP, with the average household receiving $258 per month in benefits. The total annual cost of the food stamp program is around $70 billion a year, with 93 percent of that going directly to beneficiaries and the remaining amount for administrative, education and training costs.

Close to 70 percent of SNAP participants are in families with children; more than one-quarter are in households with seniors or people with disabilities.

In Alabama, a family of two people must earn less than $20,826 to qualify for SNAP

No more food stamps, EBT or section 8 housing. I am a family of one who is happily retired and my only income is SSA retirement and the stipend is less than 17k per year which keeps me in booze and smokes. SS sent me a letter saying that I qualify for food stamps but I wadded up the letter and threw it away. I have witnessed food stamp fraud more than once and hate cheaters.

Booze and smokes, with government money, and on Medicare. And yet you have a problem with food stamps and section eight.

He paid more then his fair share into Social Security....that was his money ..


.

 

[Winston]

Trump budget will reportedly cut food stamps by 25 percent

The above isn't the only news source I found with the same story.

President Trump's budget proposal - set to be unveiled Tuesday - will cut the food stamp program by more than 25 percent.

The 2018 budget outline would take about $193 billion out of the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, commonly known as food stamps, over the next 10 years. The reductions would take place through changes in who is eligible to receive assistance and additional work requirements, the AP reported.

According to the U.S. Department of Agriculture, some 44 million people are currently served through SNAP, with the average household receiving $258 per month in benefits. The total annual cost of the food stamp program is around $70 billion a year, with 93 percent of that going directly to beneficiaries and the remaining amount for administrative, education and training costs.

Close to 70 percent of SNAP participants are in families with children; more than one-quarter are in households with seniors or people with disabilities.

In Alabama, a family of two people must earn less than $20,826 to qualify for SNAP

No more food stamps, EBT or section 8 housing. I am a family of one who is happily retired and my only income is SSA retirement and the stipend is less than 17k per year which keeps me in booze and smokes. SS sent me a letter saying that I qualify for food stamps but I wadded up the letter and threw it away. I have witnessed food stamp fraud more than once and hate cheaters.

Booze and smokes, with government money, and on Medicare. And yet you have a problem with food stamps and section eight.

He paid more then his fair share into Social Security....that was his money ..


.

He didn't pay in jackshit. He has to be at least 65, started working before Ronnie took office. Any idea what the income cap on Social Security was before Reagan?

 

[xband]

Trump budget will reportedly cut food stamps by 25 percent

The above isn't the only news source I found with the same story.

President Trump's budget proposal - set to be unveiled Tuesday - will cut the food stamp program by more than 25 percent.

The 2018 budget outline would take about $193 billion out of the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, commonly known as food stamps, over the next 10 years. The reductions would take place through changes in who is eligible to receive assistance and additional work requirements, the AP reported.

According to the U.S. Department of Agriculture, some 44 million people are currently served through SNAP, with the average household receiving $258 per month in benefits. The total annual cost of the food stamp program is around $70 billion a year, with 93 percent of that going directly to beneficiaries and the remaining amount for administrative, education and training costs.

Close to 70 percent of SNAP participants are in families with children; more than one-quarter are in households with seniors or people with disabilities.

In Alabama, a family of two people must earn less than $20,826 to qualify for SNAP

I probably would not qualify for food stamps because my ex was on food stamps and she said if you have a bank account you are ineligible. SS did send the letter and also said that I am owed $26 from a retirement fund that I thought I had cashed out years ago. I had to fill out a bunch of paperwork to get the $26 which was too much trouble when I had better things to do.
No more food stamps or EBT cards. I am a family of one who is happily retired and my only income is SSA retirement and the stipend of less than 17k per year keeps me in booze and smokes. SS sent me a letter saying that I qualify for food stamps but I wadded up the letter and threw it away. I have witnessed food stamp fraud more than once and hate cheats.

SSA doesn't determine your eligibility but they do send out letters to remind some folk that they "may qualify" in case they don't know that. We have an elderly man here that qualifies that makes about the same but he decided that $16.00 a month FS/EBT wasn't worth the hassle.

 

[xband]

Trump budget will reportedly cut food stamps by 25 percent

The above isn't the only news source I found with the same story.

President Trump's budget proposal - set to be unveiled Tuesday - will cut the food stamp program by more than 25 percent.

The 2018 budget outline would take about $193 billion out of the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, commonly known as food stamps, over the next 10 years. The reductions would take place through changes in who is eligible to receive assistance and additional work requirements, the AP reported.

According to the U.S. Department of Agriculture, some 44 million people are currently served through SNAP, with the average household receiving $258 per month in benefits. The total annual cost of the food stamp program is around $70 billion a year, with 93 percent of that going directly to beneficiaries and the remaining amount for administrative, education and training costs.

Close to 70 percent of SNAP participants are in families with children; more than one-quarter are in households with seniors or people with disabilities.

In Alabama, a family of two people must earn less than $20,826 to qualify for SNAP

I probably would not qualify for food stamps because my ex was on food stamps and she said if you have a bank account you are ineligible. SS did send the letter and also said that I am owed $26 from a retirement fund that I thought I had cashed out years ago. I had to fill out a bunch of paperwork to get the $26 which was too much trouble when I had better things to do.
No more food stamps or EBT cards. I am a family of one who is happily retired and my only income is SSA retirement and the stipend of less than 17k per year keeps me in booze and smokes. SS sent me a letter saying that I qualify for food stamps but I wadded up the letter and threw it away. I have witnessed food stamp fraud more than once and hate cheats.

SSA doesn't determine your eligibility but they do send out letters to remind some folk that they "may qualify" in case they don't know that. We have an elderly man here that qualifies that makes about the same but he decided that $16.00 a month FS/EBT wasn't worth the hassle.

I don't qualify for food stamps notwithstanding the SSA letter because I have a sizable bank account. SS did send me the letter hoping to get a bite.

 

[Wyatt earp]

Trump budget will reportedly cut food stamps by 25 percent

The above isn't the only news source I found with the same story.

President Trump's budget proposal - set to be unveiled Tuesday - will cut the food stamp program by more than 25 percent.

The 2018 budget outline would take about $193 billion out of the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, commonly known as food stamps, over the next 10 years. The reductions would take place through changes in who is eligible to receive assistance and additional work requirements, the AP reported.

According to the U.S. Department of Agriculture, some 44 million people are currently served through SNAP, with the average household receiving $258 per month in benefits. The total annual cost of the food stamp program is around $70 billion a year, with 93 percent of that going directly to beneficiaries and the remaining amount for administrative, education and training costs.

Close to 70 percent of SNAP participants are in families with children; more than one-quarter are in households with seniors or people with disabilities.

In Alabama, a family of two people must earn less than $20,826 to qualify for SNAP

No more food stamps, EBT or section 8 housing. I am a family of one who is happily retired and my only income is SSA retirement and the stipend is less than 17k per year which keeps me in booze and smokes. SS sent me a letter saying that I qualify for food stamps but I wadded up the letter and threw it away. I have witnessed food stamp fraud more than once and hate cheaters.

Booze and smokes, with government money, and on Medicare. And yet you have a problem with food stamps and section eight.

He paid more then his fair share into Social Security....that was his money ..


.

He didn't pay in jackshit. He has to be at least 65, started working before Ronnie took office. Any idea what the income cap on Social Security was before Reagan?

He said he was retired, how old is he?

Edit : just checked he says he is 66


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[JustAnotherNut]

As the economy recovers, with more jobs available.......cutting the Welfare programs are a natural step.

 

[xband]

Trump budget will reportedly cut food stamps by 25 percent

The above isn't the only news source I found with the same story.

No more food stamps, EBT or section 8 housing. I am a family of one who is happily retired and my only income is SSA retirement and the stipend is less than 17k per year which keeps me in booze and smokes. SS sent me a letter saying that I qualify for food stamps but I wadded up the letter and threw it away. I have witnessed food stamp fraud more than once and hate cheaters.

Booze and smokes, with government money, and on Medicare. And yet you have a problem with food stamps and section eight.

He paid more then his fair share into Social Security....that was his money ..


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He didn't pay in jackshit. He has to be at least 65, started working before Ronnie took office. Any idea what the income cap on Social Security was before Reagan?

He said he was retired, how old is he?

Edit : just checked he says he is 66


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I retired when 59 with no pension or severance pay. I never inherited one penny and was homeless twice in my long life. When I turned 62 I took SSA early retirement because I paid into it. When signing up I asked the lady behind the bullet proof glass in the SS office, "Can I take everything out that I put in as a lump sum." She smiled and said no.

 

[JonKoch]

Trump budget will reportedly cut food stamps by 25 percent

The above isn't the only news source I found with the same story.

President Trump's budget proposal - set to be unveiled Tuesday - will cut the food stamp program by more than 25 percent.

The 2018 budget outline would take about $193 billion out of the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, commonly known as food stamps, over the next 10 years. The reductions would take place through changes in who is eligible to receive assistance and additional work requirements, the AP reported.

According to the U.S. Department of Agriculture, some 44 million people are currently served through SNAP, with the average household receiving $258 per month in benefits. The total annual cost of the food stamp program is around $70 billion a year, with 93 percent of that going directly to beneficiaries and the remaining amount for administrative, education and training costs.

Close to 70 percent of SNAP participants are in families with children; more than one-quarter are in households with seniors or people with disabilities.

In Alabama, a family of two people must earn less than $20,826 to qualify for SNAP

Great job of telling HALF the story .....

Let's see if we can figure this out.

1) Trump proposes federal tax cuts.

2) Trump proposes cutting federal programs, shifting some to states. This is done 1) to help offset the decrease in tax revenue, and 2) to transfer administration of programs to a more local, and thus more responsive, state government.

3) People receive a federal tax break.

4) The state, given its new mandates, has to assume responsibility for those programs removed from the federal budget.

5) Some states - probably, most - will raise taxes to provide those services in a manner acceptable to, and appropriate for, the people of their particular state.

6) Delivery of the product - let say, food stamps - immediately becomes more efficient by the removal of the federal bureaucracy that administers "one size fits all" programs (Notice that we currently spend $4.9 billion administering the federal program)

7) States will tailor these program to fit their particular circumstance. For example, Alabama may choose to limit food stamps to those who make less than $20K, while New York, with its higher cost of living, may choose to provide food stamps to those making less than $50K, a decision that will be reviewed, and agreed upon, by those people responsible for funding the program in their particular state.

And, this is a problem how, again?

HISTORY, Bubs say you are full of SHIT


When it Comes to Helping the Poor, Block Grants Are an Epic Failure
When it comes to helping the poor, block grants are an epic failure



How States Use Federal and State Funds Under the TANF Block Grant
How States Use Federal and State Funds Under the TANF Block Grant


Blue States are from Scandinavia, Red States are from Guatemala

In the red states, government is cheaper, which means the people who live there pay lower taxes. But they also get a lot less in return. The unemployment checks run out more quickly and the schools generally aren’t as good. Assistance with health care, child care, and housing is skimpier, if it exists at all. The result of this divergence is that one half of the country looks more and more like Scandinavia, while the other increasingly resembles a social Darwinist’s paradise.
Blue States are from Scandinavia, Red States are from Guatemala

Red States Spent $2 Billion in 2015 to Screw the Poor

....Here's what this means: the states that refuse to expand Medicaid are denying health care to the needy and paying about $2 billion for the privilege. Try to comprehend the kind of people who do this.
Red states spent $2 billion in 2015 to screw the poor