In late October, those taking part in the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAPs, better known as food stamps, began to panic as the government shutdown threatened their payments. One woman stated on Tik Tok, “It is the taxpayer’s responsibility to take care of my kids. It is the taxpayer’s job to pay for my kids…
This was originally posted on PoodleRose on August 6, 2013. Comments have not been migrated. An editorial in the Chicago Sun-Times decries a proposal to cut food stamps, stating, It’s easy to attack the idea of people living off food stamps when they could get a job instead. But it’s not that simple. It is…
This was originally posted on Live Oaks on October 2, 2009. Comments have not been migrated. Earlier this week Chronicle columnist Lisa Falkenberg provided us with a look into the state’s food stamp program. Texas isn’t coming close to meeting federal requirements to process food stamp applications within a month. Last month, about 38,000 new…