Trump's Version of Cruel and Unusual Punishment: FY-18 Budget and Cuts to SNAP

BTW: Who Closed That Door

(I give you two guesses) 

The headline for this post is pretty disturbing: 

Under Trump’s budget if you don’t work, you don’t eat – no SNAP for you:

Background:

The GOP’s $4.1-trillion budget will take over $150 billion away from several poverty programs, including the SNAP (Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program), which helps low-income people keep food on the table, by giving them small amounts of supplemental money to spend on groceries — anywhere from $100 a month to $700 a month for a family of five from an earlier CBPP report and also from here. If you are not working, sorry you can’t eat. /s/ Trump.

This budget isn't the newest problem SNAP has had to face. The number of people on SNAP ebbs and flows with the economy, but only 75 percent of people who are eligible for SNAP actually participate in the program. That is because applying can get really complicated. 

So, the Trump bottom line — pretty simple really — new hat for new message:

Hats on sale just in time for 2020 / on-line and cheap

($99.99 + tax & shipping)

Conclusion: Now Trump and the GOP make it even harder – tied to work.

So. who’s next: Low-income workers not earning enough to please Trump?

Oops will not suffice for this - and for a president who is supposed to be for all the people. Please stop laughing. 

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