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    Overall enrollment in the country’s food stamp program has dropped to its lowest level in more than eight years as the economy continues to improve and the Trump administration attempts to tackle fraud in the program.

    According to the latest statistics from the U.S. Department of Agriculture, which administers the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP), enrollment in the program dropped in March to 40,083,954. The last time food stamp participation dipped this low was in February 2010, when 39,588,993 people were enrolled in the program.

    "As the economy continues to improve, participation in the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) is declining," a USDA official who asked for anonymity told Fox News. "SNAP was established as a temporary supplemental nutrition benefit guiding people to self-sufficiency and self-reliance, not a permanent way of life."
    The USDA official noted that much like jobless numbers, the number of enrollees in SNAP tends to fluctuate month by month. But the official added that the agency expects about 8.8 million to leave the program in the next 10 years.

    SNAP, which was formerly known as the Food Stamps Program, is a federal program that provides grocery assistance for people out of work or with low incomes living in the U.S. To qualify for the program, individuals must make 130 percent or less of the federal poverty level based on the household size.

    It’s a long time coming,” Robert Doar, a fellow at the American Enterprise Institute, told Fox News. “These numbers are dropping because people are going back to work.”

    Since Trump took office, more than 2.2 million have discontinued their participation in the SNAP program in large part due to his administration’s moves to reform SNAP.

    Trump in February proposed a 30 percent, or $214 billion, cut to SNAP as part of the White House's federal budget proposal.

    In April, Trump signed an executive order aiming to harden up work requirements for welfare and public assistance programs. The order, which aims to reduce poverty “by promoting opportunity and economic mobility,” calls for agencies to strengthen work requirements and to look for new ones.


    ollowing Trump’s order, the House Agriculture Committee voted to tighten the already existing work requirements for the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP), while expanding funding for state training programs. The legislation passed Wednesday by the committee would require all “work capable adults” between the age of 18 and 59 to work or participate in work training for 20 hours per week. The tweak means a greater number of people would have to work or enroll in work training.

    The USDA in March also announced that it had hired an “integrity officer” who would monitor any instances of fraud in the SNAP program and, in February, Trump announced the rollout of the so-called “Harvest Box” program – an initiative to give food stamp recipients a box of “shelf-stable” foods along with the SNAP allotment.

    “The Harvest Box is a silly idea and probably not going anywhere,” Doar said. “But the integrity office is a good step to take…It helps make sure that the program is not only about getting the benefits, but also making sure people are getting back to work.”

    The moves by the Trump administration to clamp down on who can receive food stamps has drawn a strong rebuke from numerous Democrats and advocacy groups that work with low-income people and families. Many argue that Trump is manipulating the view of who receives food stamps and that SNAP already had work requirements built into the program

    Democratic Rep. Jim McGovern told the New York Times in February that Trump was painting a “distorted picture” of those who receive food stamps by saying that they are scamming SNAP and avoiding work.

    “They have to stop playing to the cheap seats,” he said. “The majority of people in the program are children and seniors and people working in jobs that pay too little to feed their families.”
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    It's great news, but makes sense, as employment has gone up every year.

    People don't need food stamps when they have jobs.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Thing1 View Post
    It's great news, but makes sense, as employment has gone up every year.

    People don't need food stamps when they have jobs.

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    It’s a long time coming,” Robert Doar, a fellow at the American Enterprise Institute, told Fox News. “These numbers are dropping because people are going back to work.”

    Since Trump took office, more than 2.2 million have discontinued their participation in the SNAP program in large part due to his administration’s moves to reform SNAP.

    The USDA official noted that much like jobless numbers, the number of enrollees in SNAP tends to fluctuate month by month. But the official added that the agency expects about 8.8 million to leave the program in the next 10 years.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Thing1 View Post
    It's great news, but makes sense, as employment has gone up every year.

    People don't need food stamps when they have jobs.
    Lemme guess, Obama gets the credit....

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    Quote Originally Posted by Yaya View Post
    Lemme guess, Obama gets the credit....
    You didn't seem to mind when he got the blame when food stamp use went way up after '08.

    Food stamps are a lagging indicator. Obama definitely gets some credit for this good news, as does Trump.

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    Just because fewer people now qualify for food stamps under the new, tougher requirements and fewer are receiving them, does not mean that the need has gone away.

    Of course, the Trumptard cultists will attribute it all to the genius of their Dear Leader.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Thing1 View Post
    It's great news, but makes sense, as employment has gone up every year.

    People don't need food stamps when they have jobs.
    Unemployment peaked during 2010. Food stamps peaked in 2013. So your theory doesn't hold water. Unless the Feds were lying about the unemployment rate...

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    Year, # food stamp participants (thousands)
    2007 26,316
    2008 28,223
    2009 33,490
    2010 40,302
    2011 44,709
    2012 46,609
    2013 47,636
    2014 46,664
    2015 45,767
    2016 44,219
    2017 42,101

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    Quote Originally Posted by Thing1 View Post
    It's great news, but makes sense, as employment has gone up every year.

    People don't need food stamps when they have jobs.

    Incorrect hourly workers at places like Walmart and Amazon need food stamps

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    Quote Originally Posted by katzgar View Post
    Incorrect hourly workers at places like Walmart and Amazon need food stamps
    It's a good point - I should have said "in general."

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    Quote Originally Posted by Dark Soul View Post
    Unemployment peaked during 2010. Food stamps peaked in 2013. So your theory doesn't hold water. Unless the Feds were lying about the unemployment rate...

    unemployment-rate-1496406829177-facebookJumbo.jpg

    Year, # food stamp participants (thousands)
    2007 26,316
    2008 28,223
    2009 33,490
    2010 40,302
    2011 44,709
    2012 46,609
    2013 47,636
    2014 46,664
    2015 45,767
    2016 44,219
    2017 42,101
    As I mentioned in a follow-up post, food stamps are a lagging indicator.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Yaya View Post
    Lemme guess, Obama gets the credit....

    Of course not, The US in a recession until was Elected ... all better now?
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    Quote Originally Posted by Nomad View Post
    Just because fewer people now qualify for food stamps under the new, tougher requirements and fewer are receiving them, does not mean that the need has gone away.

    Of course, the Trumptard cultists will attribute it all to the genius of their Dear Leader.
    Do the statistics say how many are off the program because they died? Many are elderly, you know.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Yaya View Post
    Lemme guess, Obama gets the credit....
    He should get more credit than he does for leaving an economy a hell of a lot better than the one he inherited.

    But we all know that's too much to expect out of cretins like you.
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