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04/16/2018 / By JD Heyes

Trump just massively reduced federal welfare expenditures by reinstating the “work requirement” Obama gutted

In the mid-1990s, the Republican-led Congress and President Bill Clinton worked together to pass a significant welfare reform program that was dubbed “Workfare.” Known formally as the “Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Act,” it essentially required anyone receiving welfare benefits to find work and take a job in order to keep getting assistance. Not only […]

01/17/2017 / By Mary Wilder

Amazon.com to receive billions in government food stamp payouts as Obama opens SNAP purchases to online retailers

One of the most frustrating things for taxpaying Americans is the fact that there are people out there, some of whom are just plain lazy, who are living off our hard work through the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP). Instead of forcing people to survive on their own, without government assistance, the federal government is […]

01/09/2017 / By Dianne Wiley

Obama’s legacy: 10.7 million more people now use food stamps, a 32% jump since he took office

In 2009, nearly 11 percent of the American population was receiving food stamp benefits, which are offered to those who fall below a certain income level or who live with disabilities. With a total American population of roughly 300 million people, over 33 million individuals were receiving help through the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, or […]

09/19/2016 / By JD Heyes

Donald Trump asks: Which would you rather have – welfare checks, or paychecks?

There is an old saying that goes, “If you give a man a fish, you feed him for a day, but if you teach him how to fish, you feed him for a lifetime.” GOP presidential nominee his Democratic rival, Hillary Clinton, would rather do. In a speech at The Economic Club in his home […]

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