Saturday, September 21, 2013

SNAP (Food Stamp Benefit) $40 billion cuts are NOT a done deal.... A call for action

Hey Folks the $40 Billion dollar SNAP (Food stamp) cuts, passed by the House is NOT a done deal!
It still has to go through the Senate.

Please write your Senators now & tell them of your opposition.


***** SO PLEASE-- WRITE YOUR SENATOR NOW ***** TO TELL THEM YOU ARE OPPOSED TO CUTTING SNAP BENEFITS FOR POVERTY LEVEL FAMILIES (72% WORK FULL TIME!!!), CHILDREN, VETS & MILITARY. 


Very important facts: 


72% of all SNAP recipients work FULL TIME (as in Wal-Mart, McDonalds and all other minimum wage employers). 

76% of SNAP households included a child, an elderly person, or a disabled person. These vulnerable households receive 83% of all SNAP benefits.

Great info here:

http://feedingamerica.org/how-we-fight-hunger/programs-and-services/public-assistance-programs/supplemental-nutrition-assistance-program/snap-myths-realities.aspx