Thousands in Georgia finding out they are no longer eligible for food stamps

[Heilige]

The new rules, which affect people in Gwinnett, Cobb and Hall Counties mandate that able-bodied adults without children can collect food stamps for only three months in a three-year period, unless they get into a job or training program


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DMtTxvvLWEs


Thoughts on this?

Also, on a sidenote I sometimes hear people say we need welfare reform. Why do we need welfare reform if Bill Clinton already did it?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J6QOuoqeOFQ

[Steven Kerry]

So because Bill gave an update 20 years ago, we should never update policies ever again? :hammerhead:

[UK2K]

This is like, the umpteenth state to do this...

So far, it's been successful everywhere.

[Heilige]

So because Bill gave an update 20 years ago, we should never update policies ever again? :hammerhead:


How does it need to be updated? What changed need to be made to it?

[Draz]

...unless they get into a job or training program

Sounds reasonable to me

[UK2K]

http://www.courier-journal.com/story/news/politics/2016/04/29/food-stamp-cutoff-looms-9000-ky/83698926/

Kentucky did it last week. 9,000 food stamp recipients won't be getting their goodies as of Sunday. The only argument against it? People are too stupid to know what 20 hours of work means. That's how far we've fallen as a society.


Cabinet officials began notifying people by letter in November of the change and have followed up with additional notices over the past five months, the release said.


Hamler-Fugitt said many people in Ohio affected by the change either didn't receive notices or didn't understand them.

"They had no idea what happened," she said. "They started showing up at groceries and their SNAP cards didn't work."

So... not only are they hungry, they're borderline retarded as well? Awesome.


Hamler-Fugitt said those affected by the change tend to be impoverished, poorly educated and often have physical or mental health problems that limit their ability to work. Many work temporary jobs, such as day labor, construction or other jobs and have difficulty proving they work the required 20 hours a week to keep their benefits, she said.

Well, if they have disabilities, they are not required to work. So, it doesn't apply to them. So, why are we talking about them?

Because feelings.

[rezznor]

This is like, the umpteenth state to do this...

So far, it's been successful everywhere.
its a great policy. cant just sit on your ass and collect food stamps.

[UK2K]

its a great policy. cant just sit on your ass and collect food stamps.

Right, there's literally no justifiable reason you wouldn't support this, unless you A) are abusing the system or B) want those who abuse the system to vote for you in the next election.

Maine did the same thing in December with outstanding results.


Job openings for lower-skill workers are abundant in Maine, and for those ABAWD recipients who cannot find immediate employment, Maine offers both training and community service slots. In response to the new work requirement, however, most ABAWDs in Maine refused to participate in training or community service, despite vigorous outreach efforts by the government to encourage participation. When ABAWD recipients refused to participate, their food stamp benefits ceased.

In the first three months after Maine’s work policy went into effect, its ABAWD caseload plummeted by nearly 80 percent, falling from 13,332 recipients in December 2014 to 2,678 in March 2015.[5] This rapid drop in welfare dependence has a historical precedent: When work requirements were established in the Aid to Families with Dependent Children (AFDC) program under President Bill Clinton in the 1990s, nationwide caseloads dropped by a similar amount, albeit over a few years rather than a few months.