Government FINALLY Considering Making FELONS and LOTTO WINNERS Ineligible for Food Stamps
So let’s get this straight, it took Obama 7 1/2 years only to think to DO THIS NOW???
President Elect Donald Trump has a whole lot of incompetence to undo.
From ConservativeTribune
Major changes could be coming soon for two groups of people receiving food stamps — certain convicted criminals and winners of large lottery prizes.
On Thursday, the Department of Agriculture published a series of proposed rules that would enforce laws passed by Congress nearly three years ago.
The last farm bill, signed into law on Feb. 7, 2014, authorized federal spending for the welfare program and prohibited both serious felons and substantial lottery winners from receiving benefits under the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, according to the proposed rules.
Section 4008 of the bill prohibited anyone convicted of federal aggravated sexual abuse, murder, sexual exploitation and abuse of children, sexual assault, or similar offenses under state laws, as well as those who are not in compliance with the terms of their sentence or parole or are fleeing felons, from receiving food stamps.
Existing rules already prohibited “fleeing felons and probation or parole violators from obtaining SNAP benefits,” but now anyone convicted as an adult of murder or aggravated sexual assault will also be barred from receiving food stamps, The Daily Caller reported.
Section 4009 prohibited households containing a member with substantial lottery and gambling winnings from receiving food stamps until the household met the allowable financial resources and income eligibility requirements of the program.
The “substantial lottery and gambling winnings” must amount to $25,000 or more from the lottery before taxes in order to render the household ineligible for SNAP benefits, according to The Daily Caller.
In addition to these major updates, the proposed rules also mandated that each state have a system in place to verify the immigration status and income of anyone who applies for food stamps.
States currently have the option of using verification systems to determine SNAP eligibility, but the new rules — if enacted — would require each state agency to create an automated system for checking applicants’ requirements.
More than 44 million Americans were reportedly receiving food stamps as of Nov. 10, 2016, according to U.S. Department of Agriculture data.
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With such a long running, incredible, disgusting waste of taxpayer money continuing in Washington D.C. it is time for Donald Trump to use a giant trash crushing machine to end it. I like his idea of a federal hiring freeze to start the ball rolling.
A LOT OF FELONS R FELONS FOR DOING NEXT TO NOTHING THINK ABOUT THAT
Please consider making food stamp cards with PICTURE ID , do you realize how much fraud this would stop.
Obviously, these Conservative resources failed to even read the law. You Conservatards are so gullible.
It is NOT a blanket provision. First, the food stamp ban does NOT apply to anyone convicted for a crime that was committed on or before the bill passed (it was officially signed into law or “enrolled” as Public Law No: 113-79 on February 7, 2014.). Second, this provision” prohibits anyone convicted of aggravated sexual abuse, murder, sexual exploitation and abuse of children, sexual assault as defined in the Violence Against Women Act of 1994, or a similar State law, and who is also not in compliance with the terms of their sentence or a fleeing felon from receiving SNAP benefits.” In other words, if you are not registering or obeying the conditions of your sentence, or if you are a fleeing felon, you are ineligible for food stamps.
If you were not convicted for a crime that took place on or before February 7, 2014, you are still eligible for food stamps. If you were convicted for a crime that took place after February 7, 2014, you are STILL eligible for food stamps so long as you abide by registration laws and don’t have any active warrants out for your arrest. If you are denied simply based upon sex offender status, you can successfully appeal for eligibility.