Trump proposes work requirement for receiving food stamps — Democrats are apoplectic!
There’s a lot in the proposed Trump budget. Most of it is good. Much of it won’t make it through the legislative sausage factory. But here’s one little-noticed proposal that has almost universal voter support, yet is opposed by the Democratic Party.
President Trump is seeking to reform the “food stamp” program. He’s calling for able-bodied adult recipients to work (or perform public service — or PREPARE for work via training) before receiving their food funding. This idea has proven stunningly effective in reducing the food stamp rolls, because most recipients don’t want to do anything for their handout.
The article below details this idea. Here’s one salient excerpt:
In December 2014, Maine imposed a work requirement on this category of recipients. Under the policy, no recipient had his benefits simply cut. Instead, recipients were required to undertake state-provided training or to work in community service six hours per week.
Nearly all affected recipients chose to leave… Read More