Shutdown Fallout: Public Realizes Scale of Food Stamp Dependence in America
(yourNEWS.com) The ongoing government shutdown has unexpectedly revealed the massive scope of the U.S. food assistance program, stunning taxpayers and igniting new debate over welfare spending. SNAP, once viewed as a short-term safety net for struggling families, the program has quietly expanded into one of the nation’s largest ongoing welfare systems, serving tens of millions every month…
“…most of the people that are on food stamps aren’t even from this country.”
“Forty-five percent of Afghanistan immigrants are on food stamps. Forty-two percent of Somali immigrants, 34 percent of those from Iraq, and 23 percent of Haitians.”
“Fifty-nine percent of all illegal aliens are collecting food stamps, meaning that most of the people getting food stamps from the U.S. Government and the U.S. Taxpayer are not even Americans.”
