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Trump administration wants to scrap food stamps and give poor people boxed food instead
Proposal condemned by anti-hunger charities who argue it shares parallels with wartime rations and soup lines during Great Depression

The Trump administration has proposed a plan to cut food aid for low-income families by giving them boxes of government-selected canned foods instead of food stamps.

The new system signals a total overhaul of one of America?s most vital safety net welfare schemes ? the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (Snap), previously referred to as food stamps.

The idea, which was announced on Monday, means benefit recipients largely lose the personal choice to choose the food they buy with their Snap benefits.

The White House proposal has been widely condemned by anti-hunger charities and analysts who argue it not only shares parallels with wartime rations and soup lines during the Great Depression but would also be a logistical catastrophe.

Under the new system, low-income Americans who receive at least $90 (?65) a month - just over 80 per cent of all Snap recipients ? will get about half of their benefits in the form of a ?USDA [United States Department of Agriculture] Foods package?.

If approved, the new system, which the Department of Agriculture is branding ?America?s Harvest Box?, will affect 16.4 million households.

The package, which will not include fresh fruit or vegetables, would be made up of "100 per cent US grown and produced food" and was described in the budget as consisting of "shelf-stable milk, ready to eat cereals, pasta, peanut butter, beans and canned fruit and vegetables".

The White House Office of Management and Budget director, Mick Mulvaney, described the proposal as a ?Blue Apron type program? ? a reference to the high-end meal kit delivery company that had one of the worst stock debuts in 2017.

http://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/trump-budget-food-stamps-snap-cut-boxed-food-poor-low-income-americans-a8208106.html

this is a huge blow to a large portion of his base. but hey....that's who they voted for 

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Good!

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I'm ready for the outrage

[KING BENTLEY.]

 

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If I have to pay full price for an Arizona green tea so should the other girls

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[LOONA.]

Who I will buy stamps from now?   

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Who I will buy stamps from now?   

Don?t they ask for ID?

[como la whore]

these boxes sound disgusting btw  no fruits or vegetables? but a bunch of dry, processed mess.

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these boxes sound disgusting btw  no fruits or vegetables? but a bunch of dry, processed mess.

That?s the only part that shouldn?t be tbh.

[ya rock muh world.]

This is kind of a good thing.

I've seen so many instances where government reliance has been normalized in households, and even take advantage of.

People using food stamps to buy Chinese food, etc. Selling them to other people, etc.

If he's replacing the stamps with a CONSISTENT supply of fresh, healthy food....this is kinda cute.

[LOONA.]

Who I will buy stamps from now?   

Don?t they ask for ID?

dhhfhfggg

You buy food stamps from people who have them if you're not eligible yourself.

It's illegal but 

   

[ya rock muh world.]

nvm.

No ma'am to these foods that'll be thrown into the box.

What kinda dog food

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This is kind of a good thing.

I've seen so many instances where government reliance has been normalized in households, and even take advantage of.

People using food stamps to buy Chinese food, etc. Selling them to other people, etc.

If he's replacing the stamps with a CONSISTENT supply of fresh, healthy food....this is kinda cute.

!!!

The Jews are the worst. They really need to do regular home visits to explore living conditions of food stamp recipients.

[como la whore]

nvm.

No ma'am to these foods that'll be thrown into the box.

What kinda dog food

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no fruits or vegetables. nothing fresh at all. these are basically like those packages they send to military members overseas.

sad.

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Who I will buy stamps from now?   

Don?t they ask for ID?

dhhfhfggg

You buy food stamps from people who have them if you're not eligible yourself.

It's illegal but 

   

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Whoops. It?s even simpler than I thought.