Food stamps are about TWICE the amount they should be. This is supposed to be a supplemental program, yet a mother with three little kids gets something like $800 a month.
For a weekly food allotment, one can buy: chicken and ground beef ($15j some cans of veggies and fruit ($6) a gallon of milk ($3), two boxes of cereal ($5), 2 loaves of bread ($8), a box of spaghetti and pasta sauce ($5), a package of cheese ($3), a dozen eggs ($3) and some tuna and mayo ($6).
That’s $51 for the week, and ensures nobody starves. And THAT is what SNAP IS FOR. We should not be giving away so much that recipients buy steak, expensive seafood, exotic spices, and junk food.
There should br a proposal that every food stamp family will get $50 loaded on their cards on Monday, to continue weekly through the rest of the month.