It’s Official: White Folks in Red States are the Biggest Food Stamp ‘Moochers’ in the Country!
by Sky Palma
In
an ironic twist to the GOP’s war on the poor, it turns out that the
people who are the most negatively affected by Republican cuts in food
programs – are Republicans themselves.
Statistics
reveal that the city holding the most beneficiaries of the SNAP program
(a favorite target of the GOP) is 99.22% white and 95% Republican.
Owsley County, Kentucky earns the lowest median household income in the
country, but they are the most prolific government-takers in U.S.
existence.
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According
to a TIME analysis of county-by-county food stamp enrollment data, GOP
politicians represent more districts that majorly participate in SNAP
than Democrats.
From the TIME report:
[box
type="shadow"]While congressional districts with the absolute highest
levels of enrollment are more likely to be represented by Democrats,
many rural districts with very high participation in the program are
represented by Republicans leading the charge in cutting billions from
the program. In Kentucky’s 5th district, represented by Republican Hal
Rogers, 1 in 3 people receives SNAP benefits. After the House passed its
version of the farm bill, however, Rogers wrote: “Struggling children,
seniors, veterans and families, clearly in need of assistance … compete
against scammers, lottery winners, gamblers and others who may be able
to work, but simply refuse.[/box]
Many
economists agree that food stamps trigger economic activity when poor
people utilize their benefits, which more than makes up for the cost.
Republicans, however, take the opposite approach; they believe tax
breaks to millionaires and billionaires is what stimulates growth, all
the while cutting programs that help the poorest in society.
When
ranking what methods help the economy, economists say that food stamps
rank among the top three, while tax cuts to the rich rank about 12th.
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