Read the following article:
http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/U/US_FOOD_STAMPS_INCOME_INEQUALITY?SITE=AP&SECTION=HOME&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT&CTIME=2014-01-26-10-54-18
Answer the following article:
1. According to the article, what demographic group has the fastest growing dependency on the food stamp program?
2. How much more does the government spend on food stamps than it did five years ago?
3. Why does the article call the food stamp program a "safety net"?
4. How long has the Congressional Budget Office estimated that it will take before there is a reduction in the number of participants in the program due to a decrease in unemployment?
5. Based on first or second-hand experience, do you agree with Eric Cantor, who says that the anti-poverty program promotes dependency and abuse?
1. Workers with some college training
ReplyDelete2.Twice as much
3. The food stamp program takes care of people who cannot afford to feed themselves and their families.
4. 10 years
5. I do agree. I know of many individuals who use the anti-poverty program and abuse their privileges given with the program.
Janna Meeks
Katy Howard
ReplyDeleteWorkers with some college training have the fastest growing dependency on the food stamp program. The government spends twice as much on food stamps than it did five years ago. The article calls the program a "safety net" because it covers America's middle class. The Congressional Budget Office estimated that it will take ten years before there is a reduction in participants. I agree with Canter because the program basically ''babies'' people, and soon, people will stop trying and start relying more on the program.
According to this article, adults ranging from ages 18 to 59, mostly working-class, have been the majority now depending on food stamps. There has also been a decrease in how many children a family has these days. The government now spends $80 billion on food stamps which doubled from what it cost five years ago. The article calls the food stamp program a "safety net" because it allows people to fall back on it if say they lose their job or their pay gets cut. However, this does allow people to not try to get a job and just remain on welfare since they can just get everything handed to them. It could take possibly ten years before there is a reduction in the number of food stamp participants due to a decrease in unemployment. I do agree with Eric Cantor because like a I said before it discourages you to better yourself and get off welfare. For example, one of my dad's friends receives unemployment benefits yet he is very capable of getting a job but chooses not to. All in all, like my dad says: "It should be a hand up not a hand out."
ReplyDeleteBethany Lovell
1.) Working-age people, as well as college students, or those who are around that age.
ReplyDelete2.) More than twice.
3.) Because it provides a sort of safety for those who may struggle to pay for necessities.
4.) Not until long after unemployment improved.
5.) It would depend on the situation and the person who is receiving the aid. There are many people who pretend to need help in order for them to do no work. But, just because there are people who do do those things such as rely heavily on anti-poverty programs and food stamps, it should not be taken away. There are far more people who actually need the help and need only to get back on their feet. The anti-poverty program does not promote dependency and abuse (for the right people).
The demographic group that has the highest dependency on food stamps is the middle class. The government spends 80 billion dollars a year on food stamps. This is twice as much as it spends fives years ago. Food stamps is considered a "safety net" because it helps people that were considered middle class tread in a gray area. They are not considered poor because of the extra money but not middle class because they do not make enough money on their own. Americans can not poor or middle class because of the food stamp but live comfortably and support their family. The congress predicts that it would take at least ten years before there is a decline in food stamp participants. I do agree with Eric Cantor that anti-poverty program promotes dependency and abuse because when me and my mom and aunt lived together we were on food stamps. we had to live on a set amount of money to eat because my mom was sick and my aunt work a low paying job. some of her associates would sell food stamps to us so we could have a little more money to eat. Many people sell food stamps for other things and get the mentality that they can't be poor because America has "safety nets" programmed to help Americans, but many Americans just choose not to work, knowing they can get "free money". Food stamps is being abused in America Sadly like all good things hat have good intention end up hurting people in the end because of the human nature t destroy and tarnish good things.
ReplyDeleteThe group with the fastest growing dependency on the food stamp program is workers with some college training. The government spends twice the amount that it spent five years ago on food stamps. The article calls the food stamp program a “safety net” because it covers America’s formal middle class, along with workers with some college training and helps them incase they fail to make enough money. The Congressional Budget Office estimated that it will take 10 years before there is a reduction in the number of participants in the program due to a decrease in unemployment. I agree with Eric Cantor that the anti-poverty program promotes dependency and abuse. One time I was at the store alone because I needed to pick up a few things and I realized how much it cost because I usually depend on my dad to pay for it. I have abuse my dad as a source for money so much to where I think he is the only way I can get my things I need.
ReplyDeleteBrooke Gilbert
1) working age people
ReplyDelete2) around 40 billion
3) A safety net catches people when they fall. Food stamps do the same by giving people assurance that they will not starve if their job or business falls through and by giving them safety from true poverty.
4) Around 10 years.
5) Anti-poverty programs do not support dependency and abuse. In the television show Everybody Hates Chris, Chris Rock lives in the ghetto of Brooklyn, New York. In the show, many people live off food stamps, and do not have jobs. The show depicts the stereotype as they are all undereducated and are thieves; however, Chris's family relies on food stamps and his parents are both diligent and have jobs. Neither parents want to live on food stamps, the mother is even ashamed to have them, but it is required for the whole family to fed. The parents very much wish to be off food stamps, not because the number is being cut, but because they want to set a good example of independence and responsibility for their kids. Anti-poverty programs do not inspire Chris's parents; their duty and responsibility to their family does. Although it is just a T.V. sitcom, it still shows that sometimes government assistance is needed and people take pride in their work.
Chandler Roberts
Abriana Fornis
ReplyDeleteThe demographic group that has the fastest growing dependency on the food stamp program is working-age people. The government spends $80 billion on the food stamp program- twice as much as it did five years ago. According to the article, the food stamp program is a "safety net" because food stamps allow people a fall back plan just in case they have financial difficulties. The Congressional Budget Office estimates that it will take ten years before there is a reduction in the number of participants in the food stamp program due to a decrease in unemployment.
According to Eric Cantor, the anti-poverty program promotes dependency and abuse. There are many people who use food stamps for their intended purpose until they can pass through their financial difficulty. Others, as in most cases, abuse the system by refusing to seek employment. For instance, my mother previously worked for the Tuscaloosa Housing Authority as a housing manager. Tenants in the apartments my mother managed were required to maintain a certain income or be actively searching for employment. Plenty of tenants in the apartment complex my mother managed were responsible people who were actively either searching for employment or maintaining a job to get themselves off of food stamps and out of public housing; however, there were always a few tenants who refused to search for employment and chose to rely solely on food stamps and welfare. My mother used to tell me stories of these occurrences, reporting that those individuals never stayed long. Because of the stories my mother has told me of the families living on food stamps and welfare while in public housing, I agree with Cantor that there are some people who depend on and abuse the anti-poverty program, but there are many families who only use the anti-poverty program until they have reached a more stable financial situation.
1. Working-age people
ReplyDelete2. They spend double what they use too five years ago.
3. Because, if people’s plan are not working out or something goes wrong, they turn to food stamps when in need.
4. They say it could possible take ten years.
5. Yes, I very much so agree. I have witnessed many people abuse the system. Using food stamps for other things, not necessarily what they are supposed to be used for. They don’t feel the need to work because the government will pay for their food if they are in need. Which in some cases is legit, but anymore people are just abusing the system. I have saw people use up all of their food stamps to go buy cases on cases of pop, sell them to a gas station for cheaper than usual and go by other things they aren’t able to with food stamps. It is not a very good system I feel. The government is doing it to themselves though by promoting the feeling of dependency and letting them abuse the system.
Kaitlyn Elwood
1) According to the article, adults ages 18 to 59 has the fastest growing dependency on food stamps.
ReplyDelete2) It pays double what it did five years ago.
3) It calls food stamps a safety net because many college students and people with little college training rely on food stamps as their back-up in case they can't get a secure job.
4) They estimated it will take 10 years before there is a reduction.
5) I agree with Cantor that the program promotes dependency and abuse because it gives so much to people who don't work or don't want to work, and many people abuse the program so they can live and survive without having to give back to the economy.
People 18 to 59. It spends 40 billion dollars more. Because it keeps people from falling into or farther into poverty. They say itbwill take 10 years. Yes and no. I believe that it should be more limited because my cousin gets food stamps and she sells them so they should be limited to the very low income.
ReplyDelete- Nicholas B. Davis
1. According to the article, what demographic group has the fastest growing dependency on the food stamp program? Working-age people.
ReplyDelete2. How much more does the government spend on food stamps than it did five years ago? $80 billion a year.
3. Why does the article call the food stamp program a "safety net"? The food stamp program is like a safety net because it allows people to use it to buy items without using their own money.
4. How long has the Congressional Budget Office estimated that it will take before there is a reduction in the number of participants in the program due to a decrease in unemployment? The Congressional Budget Office has projected it could take 10 years.
5. Based on first or second-hand experience, do you agree with Eric Cantor, who says that the anti-poverty program promotes dependency and abuse? I believe it does because if people get food stamps they will most likely start depending on them and not go out to find a job. They also abuse the system by turning food stamps into cash or used to buy liquor, gasoline, or selling them on the black market. And that is why the anti-poverty program promotes dependency and abuse because the users do abuse the system. –Kelsey Skurka
As the food stamp program grows every year, Eric Cantor, the House Majority Leader, argues that it only promotes dependency and abuse. Since 1980, food stamp participation has grown the fastest among working-age people with at least some college training. The government now spends $80 billion dollars on the program, up from $40 billion only five years ago. A recent article by the Associated Press has referred to the program as a “safety net.” This meaning that the program has been used as a way to prevent the poor from becoming any poorer. It gives them an opportunity to not drop on the social ladder, so that they can have an opportunity to climb up it. The Congressional Budget Office has estimated that it will take “10 years” before there is a reduction in the number of participants in the program due to a decrease in unemployment. Based upon my experience, I agree with Eric Cantor that the program promotes dependency. During the 2011 tornado, I helped out a lot with my dad in the Alberta area, meaning I got to talk with multiple people who were enrolled in the program. They weren’t using the program as it was designed, to climb up the social ladder; they were using it simply as a way to not have to work multiple jobs, meaning if it was gone then they would be in bad shape. It was their “safety net” from falling on the ladder, but they were so dependent on it that if it was taken away, they would immediately be without food, a place to live, and anything else needed to survive. One lady, a mother of two, remarked that before she had enrolled in the program she had to work three jobs, but now she only has to work one. While this may look good, she is dependent on the program to pay for those two jobs that she isn’t working but needs to survive.
ReplyDelete~~Colton Herren~~
The fastest growing demographic group with dependency on food stamps is among workers with some college training. The government is currently spending 80 billion dollars a year on the food stamp program, which is twice what it spent five years ago. The food stamp program is called a “safety net” in the article because it has to help so many people in financial trouble, and it is having to expand because an increasing number of people are becoming dependent on it. The Congressional Budget Office has estimated that it will take 10 years before there is a reduction in the number of food stamp participants because of decreased unemployment. I disagree with Eric Cantor because although some people may take advantage of government aid, a vast majority actually do need help so they can become financially stable. I once had a peer named David and his family was impoverished. Often David didn’t get much to eat at home, but after his family applied for an EBT card (food stamps) they did much better. They were eventually able to become financially stable and get off food stamps. Therefore, food stamps does not promote dependency but rather helps people who really need it.
ReplyDeleteSidhanth Chandra
Meghan Adamczyk-
ReplyDeleteWorking-age people make up the majority of the fastest growing dependency on food stamps. The government spends twice the amount on food stamps than it did five years ago. The article calls the food stamp program a "safety net" because it is a sign has covered the former middle class of America. The Congressional Budget Office has estimated it could take ten years before there is a reduction in the number of participants in the program due to a decrease in unemployment. Yes, I agree with Eric Cantor, who says that the anti-poverty program promotes dependency and abuse.
According to the article, the demographic group that has the fastest growing dependeny on food stamps is the people that work with some college training.The government spends $80 billion a year on food stamps which is twice what it cost five years ago.The article calls the food stamp program a "safety net" because food stamps help the poor so they wont fall below the poverty level.The food stamps help with the amount of money they spend so therefore, they can save money and not fall below the poverty level.The Congressional Budget Office states that it could estimately take around 10 years before there is a reduction in the number of people participating in the program due to a decrease in unemployment. I agree with Eric Cantor because the people on these programs never do anything for themselves once they depend on welfare and food stamps to provide for them.The programs promote this because they provide these benefits for them but they dont make the people work for the bbenefits.
ReplyDelete-Danielle Deese
1. Food Stamp Program
ReplyDelete2. $80 billion
3. Because it is a sign that the safety net has stretched further to cover America's former middle class.
4. It could take up to 10 years.
5. I don't agree with Eric cantor.
Timothy Brown:
ReplyDelete1. Is the working class
2. 80 billion
3. It's a safety net because you don't have to use your money you get to use the governments money to pay for your things so you won't go into debt.
4. ten years
5. Yes
Kacy Howard
ReplyDelete1.) Workers with some college training
2.) $80 billion
3.) Because it has stretched further to cover America's former middle class
4.) 10 years
5.) I do agree with Eric Cantor because I think Americans are basically being handed free things without fully working for them. America spends way too much on these programs which is unnecessary.
According the article, working age people; such as, workers with some college training and the middle class has the fastest growing dependency on the food stamp program. As of 5 years ago, the government has spent twice as much on food stamps equalling up to 80 billion dollars. The article addresses food stamps as a "safety net" because middle class people are applying for it just to be safe of financial problems not because they can't afford food. The Congressional Budget Office has estimated that it will take up to 10 years before there is a reduction in the number of participants in the program due to the decrease in unemployment. I partially agree with Eric Cantor, who states that the anti-poverty program promotes dependency and abuse. Basically, because I know people who are on food stamps, that wears designer clothes and drive nice cars oppose to other families that I know who are barely getting by, but has yet to be approved for food stamps. They should be more careful about who they issue food stamps out to and look deeper into their income, how many are in the household with a realistic budget planned out. -Kamika Sneed
ReplyDeleteMegan Bandy
ReplyDeleteWorking-age people now make up the majority in U.S. households that rely on food stamps - a switch from a few years ago, when children and the elderly were the main recipients.
Government spending on the $80 billion-a-year food stamp program - twice what it cost five years ago - may not subside significantly anytime soon.
Safety net has stretched further to cover America's former middle class.
The Congressional Budget Office has projected it could take 10 years.
I don’t have personal experience with the Food Stamp program but I can say I don’t agree with House Majority leader Eric Cantor. I suspect there is some abuse, fraud and dependency going on with the Food Stamps program but as long as unemployment and low paying jobs are a serious issue we will need Food Stamps. People need what little they can get with Food Stamps to stay alive and feed their children. A perfect example was food stamp recipient Maggie Barcellano, 25, of Austin, Texas, in the article. She tried to make her life better and not have to go on welfare/food stamps but it didn’t work out that way. I don’t feel she is abusing the system.
Silvia Brosolo
ReplyDeleteAccording to the article, the group with the fastest growing dependency on the food stamp program is composed by working-age people.
The government now spends $ 80 billion a year on the food stamp program, twice as much as five years ago.
The article calls the food stamp program a "safety net" because it's a program that is considered to be the "last resource", used by people who have nothing else they can do.
The Congressional Budget Office has estimated that it could take ten years to have a reduction in the number of participants to the food stamp program.
I think that since the food stamp program is really one of the last resources for American families in economic difficulty there shouldn't be cuts made; in most cases, people would rather be able to provide to their family's needs with their own efforts, because they want to keep their dignity but also because it's impossible to live on food stamps exclusively; the program is helping people in great need with the strictly essential, so people will usually try anyway to get a job and improve their situation. A life based on food stamps is not more tempting than being able to provide for their own needs.
Mark Chapman
ReplyDelete1. The demographic group with the fastest growing dependency on food stamps is the group of workers with some college training.
2. The government spends twice as much money on food stamps than it did five years ago.
3.It is referred to as a safety net because it has stretched to cover people who do not currently use it; it is just there in case they ever suddenly need it, or "fall".
4. 10 years
5. It has been abused before, but I think the focus of the program doesn't promote dependency. In 2000, a tornado destroyed my house in a trailer park; I was literally homeless. We stayed with grandparents and paid our dues with some of these anti-poverty programs. That plus my parents salaries helped us put down money on a house of our own. Then we were off the program and on our feet again. I think the programs do too much good for people to condemn them because of a fraction of cases showing some kind of dependency or abuse.
Jala Thomas:
ReplyDeleteAccording to the article, many years ago, only children and the elderly were the main ones eligible for food stamps, but today, since 1980, it has grown the fastest among those with some college training. The government is now spending $80 billion a yea, which is twice than what they spent 5 years ago. The food stamp program has been referred to as a "safety net" because its saving and keeping our poverty rate down. It's saving people from actually being poor and suffering. The Congressional Budget Office has estimated that it will take as many as 10 years before there is a reduction in the number of participants in the program due to the decrease in unemployment. Yes, I agree with Eric Cantor. I feel like when people know they're not financially stable enough to support and feed their families, they feel like they can always rely on food stamps. I know someone who has 5 kids and get food stamps. It's hard to support 5 kids. I feel like it does nothing but make people depend on food stamps, because what would they do if they could not get any food stamps? It is really gonna affect them hard, and then they won/'t have anything to depend on, and they will eventually suffer. Food stamps are really saving people.
1. The demographic group that is the fastest growing that depends on food stamps is workers with some college training.
ReplyDelete2. The government now spends $80 billion a year on the food stamp program. This is twice what was spent on it five years ago.
3. The reason the program is seen as a safety net is that people who aren't making what they thought they would have taken on the program to supplement their low income.
4. They believe it will take 10 years to get the number of participates decrease due to unemployment.
5. I believe that some people do take advantage of the get something for doing nothing concept. Some people in the program actually need it. I believe if we just had stricter admission guidelines then it would be a better program. All of the abuse and the dependency would dwindle away.
High School graduates have the fastest growing dependency on the food stamp program. The government spends $80 billion a year on food stamps, and that is twice the amount that they spent four years ago. This article calls the food stamp program a "safety net" because people rely on food stamps to help them when they can't seem to provide for themselves. Food stamps are what people fall into when they feel like their hard work isn't paying off. The Congressional Budget Office estimated that it will take up to 10 years before there is reduction in the number of people participating in the food stamp program due to a decrease in unemployment. I both disagree and agree with Eric Cantor. I have seen people show little effort towards finding a job or providing for their family because they know that they have food stamps to fall back on. In contrast, I have a friend who goes to Wallace State Community College in Selma, AL who transferred here from the Dominican Republic. He got a full baseball scholarship to the school, but since it is a commmunity college, the scholarship does not include a meal plan or housing. His family does their best to cover his housing but depend on the benefit of food stamps to get food onto his table. His family has been and still works very hard to get him where he is today, and I know if they could afford to pay for his meal plan, they would. Since they can't, they use food stamps the way they should be used, which is when necessary. They do not take advantage of them.
ReplyDelete~ Emmy Melchior
The working class is the fastest growing demographic group for food stamps.
ReplyDeleteThe government spends twice as much on the food stamps program now than they did five years ago.
The food stamps program is a safety net because the working class's salary is growing at a low rate. Seeing as how many of the people that apply for the program only have some college training. The article calls the program a safety net because their belief system seemingly coincides to that of Eric Cantor.
The Congressional Budget Office predicts that it will take 10 years before there is a reduction in unemployment. Based on a second hand reading from the article (Maggie Barcellano) the over-generalization aforementioned (relief programs promote dependency) is partially false; it depends on who you are and your level of genuine need, in addition to the efforts you've made thus far in trying to help yourself first before applying for government assistance. In truth, anti-poverty programs can promote dependency if no time line is given to those appropriated for one.
Iyana Gray
Working-age people are now the majority of people who depend on food stamps. The government now spends twice as much-$80 billion- on the food stamp program as it did five years ago. The article calls the food stamp program a safety net because it makes people feel content and safe with not having a job and no means of buying food, because they'll have food stamps. The Congressional Budget Office has predicted that it will take about ten years before there is a reduction in the number of participants in the program due to a decrease in unemployment. I agree with Eric Cantor, because those being benefited by the program have become accustomed to getting things without having to work for it, and have abused the well-meaning system. This abuse is causing society to get lazier and lazier, and that is reason enough to stop the system.
ReplyDeleteKate Singley
The fastest growing demographic group is full time and part time workers. The government spends twice as much on food stamps as they did five years ago. The article calls it "safety net" because a safety net is something that saves people from going under the poverty line, & food stamps are safety nets because they're helping people not use as much money that could cause them to go into debt. The congressional budget office has estimated it will take 10 years before there is a reduction in the number of participants in the program. Yes, I agree with Eric Canton because people began to depend on the programs and don't know how to benefit themselves from actually working for it.
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Jana Traywick
ReplyDeleteAccording to the article, the demographic group that has the fastest growing dependency on the food stamp program is working -age people. The government spends twice as much on food stamps then it did five years ago. The article calls the food stamp program a "safety net" because the author feels that the people who use the program take advantage of it. The Congressional Budget Office projected that it could take ten years for a reduction in the number of participants in food stamps, due to a decrease in unemployment. I do not agree with Eric Cantor, who says that the anti-poverty program promotes dependency and abuse. I disagree because after my parents got divorced my mom and my siblings used food stamps. We wouldn't have used the program if not necessary, and stopped using it as soon as possible. Having used the program did not promote dependency of it, but rather helped us grow to be independent.
Adults 18-59 is the fastest growing demographic group od Americans that use food stamps. The government now spends twice as much as it did on food stamps than it did five years ago up to 80 billion. Because people have began to rely on it to satisfy their needs. The congressional Budget office thinks it will take 10 years before their is a reduction in the number of food stamp users. I think the program does promote dependency and abuse because people rely on it rather than get a job.
ReplyDeleteReece Johnson
According to the article, full and part time workers employed year round, with some college training have the fastest growing dependency on the food stamp program. The government currently spends 80 billion dollars a year on food stamps, which is twice what it was 5 years ago. It is a very good question, the fact that the food stamp program is classified as a safety net seems to be the wrong definition to me. A safety net is supposed to be used temporarily and be there when you fall to help you but these people are relying on it now constantly. The Congressional Budget Office estimated that it will take up to 10 years before there is a reduction in the number of participants in the program due to a decrease in unemployment. Yes, I agree 100% with Eric Cantor that it promotes abuse and dependency because of the stagnant economy and the current administrations policies. People who have never depended on anyone but themselves are now turning to the government for help. This will bring a whole new class of people, who actually have jobs and can't make ends meet dependent upon the government to sustain them. Once you start down that path it is hard to ever say no to the "help" nor is it easy to vote your conscience when someone is paying for your family's food. - morgan house
ReplyDelete1. Working age people.
ReplyDelete2. $40 billion more 2 times as much
3. Food stamps are referred to as a safety net because they were not meant to be a main sorce of food. They were just meant to pay for people who were unable to provide for themselves so they would receive some help.
4. 10 years
5. I agree with Cantor's assertion. While working at the farmers market with my grand father we often sold produce to people with food stamps. They often believed they earned the food stamps by being poor. This dependence led them to believe that their "job" was to be poor and this is robbing the government.
-Cole Martin
Workers with some college training make up the fastest growing group of food stamp recipients. The government spends twice as much on food stamps as it did five years ago. It calls food stamps a safety net because they are considered something that may not be completely necessary, but people still acquire just in case they don't have enough money for food. It is estimated that it will take 10 years for the food stamp usage to subside after unemployment lowers. However, if administered improperly, food stamps can promote dependence from people who choose not to work because it may be easier to be unemployed and reap government benefits rather than work and make such low wages that accepting food stamps is a more viable option.
ReplyDeleteCaldwell Wagenheim
Workers with college training make up the group with the fastest number of food stamp recipients. The government spends more than twice as much as it did 5 years ago. They call it a safety net because people can rely on the program to keep them fed. It will take 10 years before there is a reduction in the number of recipients. I think it promotes dependency because people use it as a crutch instead of as a ladder to climb higher in the economy.
ReplyDelete1: people of working ages with training background
ReplyDelete2: the government spends two times as much as they used to.
3: food stamps were just supposed to help people and not be their primary source
4: it will take 10 years
Samantha huver
Jared Wetzel
ReplyDeleteWorkers with a small amount of college education fill the biggest piece of the pie chart. The government spends twice as much on food stamps. It is called a safety net because they are not considered wholly necessary, however they are useful to people in a bad situation. It is estimated to be 10 years before food stamp usage lowers in the U.S. No, i wholeheartedly disagree with that man. To say something like that is as callous as it is naive. It is true, that if you give someone everything they will never want to work, but it is also true that if someone has nothing then they cannot work. Everyone, somepoint in their lives, has needed help. Food stamps do not provide a wonderful living area, five-star food or nice clothes to people in poverty, they help them survive.
Sydney Moore
ReplyDeleteAccording to the article, the demographic group with the fastest growing dependency on the food stamp program is working-age people.The government now spends twice as much money as they did five years ago, a total of 80 billion dollars per year, on the food stamp program. The food stamp program is referred to as a safety net because it really is not necessary. The majority of people who receive it use it as a fall-back option, or a plan B in case they do not have enough money for food. It will take an estimated 10 years before there is a reduction in the number of participants in the program due to an increase in unemployment. I fully agree with Eric Cantor's assertion. The food stamp program is helpful to those who actually need it, but others use it to take advantage of the government. I have personally seen a woman in line at the grocery store pay for her groceries with food stamps; however, she was wearing authentic Ugg boots and was holding an iPhone 5C in her hand. I saw soon after that, she loaded her groceries into a fairly new Ford SUV. People like this use the food stamp program, even though they obviously do not need it.
1.) the middle class people
ReplyDelete2.) $80 billion dollars
3.) It is a safety net because it allows people to use a different payment method that does not put them at risk of being in debt.
4.) possibly ten years
5.) Yes i do agree, one time I saw a woman trying to buy groceries at food world and as i watched her pay for her items i noticed that she had money in her purse. She chose to use food stamps instead of pay for her food with her own money.
~Azeeza Abdulrauf~
Workers with college training are currently the fastest growing group of food stamp recipients. Now, the government is spending twice as much on food stamps then it did five years ago.the food stamp program is a safety net because it helps people who can not afford to feed themselves. According to the government it will take ten years before the usage of food stamps go away because of the rate of unemployment. I do agree with cantor because I know many people that abuse their privileges of having food stamps. They spent money on other things because of the food stamp, while if they really needed it it would be used for food.
ReplyDeleteShelley curry
1. According to the article, what demographic group has the fastest growing dependency on the food stamp program?
ReplyDeleteWorking class citizens are the fastest growing demographic that depend on the food stamp program.
2. How much more does the government spend on food stamps than it did five years ago?
Twice as much as it did five years ago.
3. Why does the article call the food stamp program a "safety net"?
The food stamp program is considered a "safety net" because some feel that food stamps are not needed, yet people will use them if they are out of options.
4. How long has the Congressional Budget Office estimated that it will take before there is a reduction in the number of participants in the program due to a decrease in unemployment?
According to the article, it is estimated at 10 years.
5. Based on first or second-hand experience, do you agree with Eric Cantor, who says that the anti-poverty program promotes dependency and abuse?
Based on second-hand experience, the anti-poverty program does not promote dependence and abuse, However, it depends on the situation. After the tornado in 2011, members of my family had to account for damages done to properties around us, so they had to rely on food stamps for the time being until they could get back on their feet. It would depend on the incomes that certain family members intake,etc.