The federal official in charge of the U.S. food stamp program said Thursday that Pennsylvania’s plan to tie food-stamp benefits to people’s assets will save the state nothing and create more problems than it solves.
Secretary of Agriculture Tom Vilsack, in Philadelphia to discuss President Obama’s State of the Union message, said the asset test “is not going to save the commonwealth a single dime,” and would, in fact, cost the state money to implement.
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Mayor Nutter, at a City Hall news conference with Vilsack, was more pointed.
“This is one of the most mean-spirited, asinine proposals to come out of Harrisburg in decades,” he said. “I literally cannot understand what problem they are trying to solve.”
And to complete the triumvirate of Democrats denouncing the plan, U.S. Rep. Bob Brady (D., Phila.) called it “the dumbest thing I’ve ever heard of.”
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Can we get a "Vote of No Confidence"! This guy is a mess!
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ReplyDeletewho voted for Corbett? Most likely the ppl this law is going to effect...older well off Pennsylvanians.
Here is another thing that I don't understand...how are they going to know if someone has assets over that dollar limit? Are they going to ask the recipient? Is the recipient expected to tell the truth??
i like that!! anonymous agrees with anonymous..
DeleteI don't like it when I see someone who's on welfare living and eating better then me and I have a good job, they stand on the corners all day long or sitting in the house watching Springer making more babies and getting there nails and hair done. I am a Veteran and I just wanted a little helkp in putting food on the table but the system say's I make to much money. they waasn't saying when I was fighting for my country. I say if you are recieving welfare then you need to take a drug test. if you are on welfare how can you afford to drive the latest new car of a big srean TV, come on there are people getting over on the system and I and many other tax payers are footing the bill.
ReplyDeletePeople need to stop making generalizations, I am a college educated person, just recently laid-off from my job with 2 children and a spouse on SSD. I have assets and a vehicle that will be paid for in a few months in pretty good shape. I've done what most working people do, save for retirement, try to live comfortably and do right by my family. As I continue to look for a job , my emergency stash will deplete and yes I applied for assistance. I have paid into it for years and though I have not been approved yet, I would appreciate people not questioning what kind of car I drive and what kind of food I buy. Yes, there are people who abuse the system, but not all people are like that. The system initially was for people who fall on hard times and to get them back on their feet and thats what I plan to use it for.
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