Flashback: Over 6 Million Americans Now Off Food Stamps During the Trump Era (Details)
*Originally published February 2020* President Trump’s policies continue to work for the American people. At this rate, there’s no reason to assume Bernie or Biden or Buttigieg or anyone else will defeat POTUS in November.
That being said, Republicans cannot rest on their laurels. They have to show up to the polls in full force. Check out the latest greatest news from the Trump economy, via Breitbart:
Approximately 6.1 million individuals dropped off the food stamp rolls since President Donald Trump’s first full month in office in February 2017, according to the latest data from the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA).
Advertisement - story continues belowThe USDA data showed that 6,074,074 individuals discontinued their participation in the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) between February 2017— when the president completed his first full month in office— and November 2019.
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Household participation in SNAP declined as well, with 2,489,315 households discontinuing SNAP.
There are lies and then there are damned lies. Freshman lawmaker Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY) doesn’t know the difference between the two – if you can believe that.
It’s as if AOC rolled out of bed one morning and said, I’m running for Congress and I don’t care if I know what I’m talking about or not!
And she would have been right, considering she won her initial election.
Check out the incredibly clueless Democrat Socialist thinking she knows what she’s talking about when it comes to food stamps. Clearly, she has no idea what is going on…
My family relied on food stamps (EBT) when my dad died at 48.
I was a student. If this happened then, we might’ve just starved.
Now, many people will.
It’s shameful how the GOP works overtime to create freebies for the rich while dissolving lifelines of those who need it most. https://t.co/WOrYvhfPj4
— Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (@AOC) December 5, 2019
Here’s the rub…
Another viral-but-misleading tweet from AOC. The work requirement rule doesn't affect parents, which she would have known had she read the story: "The USDA rule change affects people between the ages of 18 and 49 who are childless and not disabled." https://t.co/1Dewzi5cTT
— Peter J. Hasson (@peterjhasson) December 6, 2019
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The rule applies to able-bodied adults between the ages of 18 and 49 who do not have dependents.
The rule wouldn’t apply to parents with minor children, the elderly, or disabled people.
— Heritage Foundation (@Heritage) December 6, 2019
The rule ignores the reality of American life.
Plenty of parents who support can’t claim “adult” (18+) children as dependents.
Getting disability status is notoriously difficult &food is an immediate need. What if someone has an undiagnosed mental issue, like severe depression? https://t.co/UzBvF5dY7l
— Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (@AOC) December 6, 2019
https://twitter.com/pegobry/status/1202988115301994496?%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E1202988115301994496&ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Ftwitchy.com%2Fsarahd-313035%2F2019%2F12%2F06%2Fdishonest-or-just-ignorant-aoc-grabs-another-shovel-and-digs-her-food-stamp-work-requirement-hole-a-little-deeper%2F
https://twitter.com/JEREMYGHEEM/status/1202988238710984705?%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E1202988238710984705&ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Ftwitchy.com%2Fsarahd-313035%2F2019%2F12%2F06%2Fdishonest-or-just-ignorant-aoc-grabs-another-shovel-and-digs-her-food-stamp-work-requirement-hole-a-little-deeper%2F
Well, that and the requirements for being exempted for the work requirement don't look that onerous, at least on paper: "incapacity to work" is based on a doctor's note, not SSI/Soc Sec eligibility, inability by reason of being a caregiver is for any child under 6, not just —–
— Jane the Actuary (@JanetheActuary) December 6, 2019
your own kid, or caring for an adult who is incapacitated more than 20 hours per week, based on a self-report rather than some extensive proof, etc. https://t.co/bMDvnsKwRd.
— Jane the Actuary (@JanetheActuary) December 6, 2019
https://twitter.com/TroniesTrannies/status/1202987795628937216?%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E1202987795628937216&ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Ftwitchy.com%2Fsarahd-313035%2F2019%2F12%2F06%2Fdishonest-or-just-ignorant-aoc-grabs-another-shovel-and-digs-her-food-stamp-work-requirement-hole-a-little-deeper%2F
These exclusionary “rules” sound great to anyone who hasn’t dealt with the actual lived experience. In truth it means paperwork, waiting, & absurdist bureaucracy.
Let’s talk about the example of severe depression, which is an elevated risk for people in economic hardship.
— Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (@AOC) December 6, 2019
