first I am on snap myself. retired with just social security. the thing that gets me mad about the program is the fact that in my state California . you can buy soda and candy with the program. the other thing that gets me mad is that the snap program can be spent at AM/PM and seven/eleven or other high cost places. I would love to see it treated like Wic where it is approved foods that can be bought at approved places. I use my stamps for things like rice beans, maybe some chicken or pork but it is survival food on my part. when I do get something like a treat it comes from what little cash I have.
I'm in the same boat. But in Oregon I only qualify for $24 worth per month. So I don't even bother applying. God has provided for all my needs thuthuar
I don't know how Wic is run now or if it is still available, but for a short time when my husband was in the military (we were young and had 2 toddlers at the time), we needed a little help, so we went on wic. At that time, they gave us vouchers to use, had specific foods we could buy & had dates to use them by. There was no way to use them to buy candy, soda & chips. I was so thankful to be able to get the food for my kids. Once we didn't need it anymore, we stopped it.
I don't understand why there are multiple food programs, why not just use the wic program? Even if it's a card or an account number used to buy things instead of paper vouchers, that way people can only buy the healthy staples, if they want junk food or anything else they can save up and buy it with their own money.
In just ONE state, 14,000 individuals receiving SNAP benefits were driving LUXURY VEHICLES!
🚗 3 Bentleys 🚗 3 Ferraris 🚗 11 Lamborghinis 🚗 59 Maseratis 🚗 141 Porsches 🚗 244 Alfa Romeos 🚗 306 Land Rovers 🚗 2,098 Teslas
And this is just in ONE STATE. We need to defend our nutrition programs for those most in need, not for scammers gaming the system.
These individuals are taking advantage of the American taxpayer. And together with @ VP ’s Task Force to Eliminate Fraud, this ends NOW.
4.3M Americans have been moved off of SNAP — but more work to be done!
https://x.com/SecRollins/status/2049131612835586505?s=20
first I am on snap myself. retired with just social security. the thing that gets me mad about the program is the fact that in my state California . you can buy soda and candy with the program. the other thing that gets me mad is that the snap program can be spent at AM/PM and seven/eleven or other high cost places. I would love to see it treated like Wic where it is approved foods that can be bought at approved places. I use my stamps for things like rice beans, maybe some chicken or pork but it is survival food on my part. when I do get something like a treat it comes from what little cash I have.
I'm in the same boat. But in Oregon I only qualify for $24 worth per month. So I don't even bother applying. God has provided for all my needs thuthuar
I don't know how Wic is run now or if it is still available, but for a short time when my husband was in the military (we were young and had 2 toddlers at the time), we needed a little help, so we went on wic. At that time, they gave us vouchers to use, had specific foods we could buy & had dates to use them by. There was no way to use them to buy candy, soda & chips. I was so thankful to be able to get the food for my kids. Once we didn't need it anymore, we stopped it.
I don't understand why there are multiple food programs, why not just use the wic program? Even if it's a card or an account number used to buy things instead of paper vouchers, that way people can only buy the healthy staples, if they want junk food or anything else they can save up and buy it with their own money.