Blogged on August 13, 2013 approx. 11:23AM by Mr. Simon
Maloy of Media Matters For America (mediamatters.org) “Fox News ‘Reports’ on
SNAP: Binging, Losers, And ‘Too Much Food’”
Fox News, a Republican owned and Conservative News
Television Station, conducts a “special investigation” on the SNAP Program;
slang term, “Food Stamps.”
“'Shouldn't there be at least some stigma?’ Baier asked,
referring to people who accept SNAP benefits. Baier's just-asking-questions
lament about the lack of stigmatization was all part of Fox News' slipshod
and flagrant piece of agitprop intended to shame the needy and promote
public resentment of the government safety net.”
They go on to introducing their example of a stigma; a guy
in California abusing the SNAP benefits. They specify where the man resides in
California. I would deem that information important because I would believe the
circumstance if he was living in Oakland versus Orange County would be
significantly different. I would think California altogether is a different
circumstance in general because of the state’s cost of living etc. Anyhow, the
man that they investigate is a musician who refuses to work and allegedly only
buys sushi and lobsters with his food stamp money. I don’t know about you guys
but lobster isn’t cheap! I recall Surf & Turf being the MOST experience
thing on a restaurant menu.
“According to the Center on
Budget and Policy Priorities, "fewer than 2 percent of SNAP
benefits are issued to households that do not meet all of the program's
eligibility requirements." The USDA estimates that
just one cent of every dollar of SNAP benefits is lost to
"trafficking," a type of fraud. "About three out of four SNAP
households included a child, a person age 60 or older, or a disabled
person," per the Congressional
Budget Office.”
I will attach the link so that you can continue to read this
post. I know no one’s personal situation, however, I do know some families that
receive food stamps in addition to cash benefits, especially when I worked at 2
congregated homeless shelters. It is a never ending battle on whether or not
the SNAP Program is truly designed to help those in need or whether it’s a way
for people to scam the government and abuse. What are your thoughts, concerns
or comments?
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