So a question to all of you…are we spending too much on food stamps that our government literally has to beg people to take it?
Might be more of a case of not enough people being aware of the program and how to apply for the stamps. Especially the aged and infirm.
More like trying to keep the folks on the government dependency plantation and buying more votes. Who won’t vote for more of other people’s money. This is the food stamp president.
Because it has always been kept such a secret.
I’m not so proud as to not take them if I were eligible.
The fact that SNAP has been around since the 1960s and has always been talked about in the media and roughly 15% of the American population is on SNAP…I highly doubt that’s the case.
Then I’ve no answer.
Don’t think me too proud not to scarf all I can get. I’d consider it getting back what they already took from me.I’m not so proud as to not take them if I were eligible.
Well let me ask you, do you think the Government is spending too much on SNAP? Not whether or not the program is good or not, or its effectiveness, or if you say yes, you mean you’re in favor of cutting people from SNAP…I’m just asking a simple question.Then I’ve no answer.
Indeed, this is the case.
Oh it is. You’d be surprised how many do not know the program is there and that they qualify. After all Catholicism is THE largest faith on the face of the Earth (unless you count non-Practicing or Apostate Catholics like me
as a seperate faith) yet look how little many people know about it.I have received food stamps at one period in my life. Not ashamed at all. In fact I am glad I did as, being a social worker, I can better relate with clients receiving such benefits- assuring them that there is nothing to be ashamed of.I’m not so proud as to not take them if I were eligible.
I don’t have the numbers, but I’d not cut the poor, the elderly, and the infirm from the rolls.
These programs are out there and people are aware of it. Just walk around and talk to anyone and ask them if they know about Food Stamps…I highly doubt you will find someone clueless on it.
That’s a pretty reaching argument. A lot of people are unaware of the RCC…perhaps in places like North Korea where information is purposefully restricted, but the world. I think everyone is aware of the RCC…they just don’t or choose not to join it or know more about it.Oh it is. You’d be surprised how many do not know the program is there and that they qualify. After all Catholicism is THE largest faith on the face of the Earth (unless you count non-Practicing or Apostate Catholics like me
The Church is probably the greatest charitable organization in the world, so comparing its generosity to a generous government program isn’t much out of line IMO.
Yeah I’m not saying we should cut the poor. You can cut a program without affecting its recipients.
I disagree, nobody ever thanked Food Stamps for making them more thankful or bringing them out of poverty…Many people do attribute their Catholic Faith for making them better people.
Certainly many know that Food Stamps exists. They may not know how to apply, if they meet criterion, or how requirements change once a person goes on Social Security. In addition, some older adults may experience declining mental function and need assistance from their peers and/or professionals.
To be sure! But, simply in its role as a charitable organization, the Church can be so compared.I think it demeans the Catholic Church to compare it to a government program. The Catholic Church is so much more than a simple charity program.
An they are both very pervasive in American society, yet at the same time very mysterious with many unknown factors and misconceptions.