{"id":167911,"date":"2025-03-28T10:05:23","date_gmt":"2025-03-28T14:05:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/valorguardians.com\/blog\/?p=167911"},"modified":"2025-03-28T10:05:23","modified_gmt":"2025-03-28T14:05:23","slug":"doing-something-about-food-stamp-freeloaders","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.azuse.cloud\/?p=167911","title":{"rendered":"Doing something about food stamp freeloaders"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Republicans want to adjust the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) to make it consistent with what is expected of a supplemental program. This includes the requirement to work as a part of being in the program. They also want to close loopholes that allowed more people on the program who otherwise shouldn’t be on the program. Would Congress be as enthusiastic on these changes as they were with changing military retirement?<\/p>\n

From Daily Caller:<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

The bill would also close loopholes that have contributed to an expansion in eligible recipients and require states to share more responsibility in contributing to the program, according to background on the bill obtained by the DCNF.<\/p>\n

The GOP lawmakers argue imposing work requirements will end “a culture of dependency” on the popular entitlement program and allow SNAP to return to its fundamental mission of providing temporary relief to Americans in financial need. Lee told the DCNF the program was not designed to be “a permanent subsidy for able-bodied adults.”<\/p>\n

“For decades, the federal government has grossly mismanaged SNAP, loosening eligibility requirements, allowing more recipients to be exempt from work requirements, and overseeing massive fraud and abuse,” Brecheen told the DCNF. “It’s time to return to commonsense policies that promote our American values of hard work and individual responsibility.”<\/p>\n

“Work requirements are widely supported by the American public, save taxpayer dollars, and will strengthen the program for families who really need it,” Lee told the DCNF.<\/p>\n

Nearly two-thirds of Americans support work requirements for individuals receiving SNAP benefits, according to a 2023 poll conducted by the Axios-Ipsos American Health Index.<\/p>\n

Eight in ten registered Republican voters told the survey they back work requirements for SNAP or Medicaid recipients.
\nBrecheen and Lee’s proposal to rein in the cost of the entitlement program comes as GOP lawmakers are aiming to slash trillions in federal spending to help offset the cost of the president’s tax and spending priorities Congress is currently negotiating.<\/p>\n

More than 42 million Americans received monthly SNAP benefits in fiscal year 2023, according to USDA data. Since the 1990s, federal SNAP spending has risen from less than $20 billion to more than $110 billion, according to information shared by Brecheen’s office.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Additional Reading:<\/strong><\/p>\n

Pack, A. (2025, March 27). Exclusive: GOP lawmakers want to do something about food stamps’ freeloader problem. Daily Caller<\/em>. Link<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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