This week, senators introduced what they're calling the Hot Rotisserie Chicken Act, which would make the supermarket staple an eligible purchase under the Supplemental Nutritional Assistance Program.
Because just giving them money, no strings attached, is proven to be more effective AND more efficient in both money and manpower. Every single time it’s studied.
The argument ‘But what if someone abuses it?’ always falls flat when countered by ‘What if people are unjustly denied support they need because of the restrictions?’ Because the first will always happen, no matter what, and the second only happens if you deny support. One person ‘unfairly’ wasting money on meth would be a more than fair price to pay for one more person getting what they need to survive, and if you believe otherwise… I don’t know what to tell you. Maybe go grow some human empathy.
Besides, tax money is wasted WAY more by the rich than by the poor.
Because just giving them money, no strings attached, is proven to be more effective AND more efficient in both money and manpower. Every single time it’s studied.
The argument ‘But what if someone abuses it?’ always falls flat when countered by ‘What if people are unjustly denied support they need because of the restrictions?’ Because the first will always happen, no matter what, and the second only happens if you deny support. One person ‘unfairly’ wasting money on meth would be a more than fair price to pay for one more person getting what they need to survive, and if you believe otherwise… I don’t know what to tell you. Maybe go grow some human empathy.
Besides, tax money is wasted WAY more by the rich than by the poor.