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It's nobody's fault. When times were good the programs got funded. No one gave it a second thought.
But we don't have that money anymore. People are underemployed as we turn into a nation of part time workers.
The government is getting less revenue since people are making less money.
The cuts will have to happen and this is just the start.
Because of the way the federal government calculates utility expenses for people receiving the benefit
These people pay 6% of their income, no matter what their utility usage is. Its called HEAP / PIPP plan.
So I'm not sure what the weather has to do with what they spend.
Good catch.
Effectively the federal government is saying that since the cost of utilities has decreased $50, Ohioans can spend that $50 on food.
Food in Ohio isn't taxable, but that $50 they were spending on utilities, or other taxable items is gone and the State will lose that in sales tax revenues (and so will the larger cities with more food stamp recipients).
No other aspect of the government can be cut right ?
Reality is money is running out..too many people wanting and not enough giving.
The left don't like dealing with the reality that money runs out.
It's not money running out. If the right would read the article, they might find out the reason. Since most won't, I'll post below:
Because of the way the federal government calculates utility expenses for people receiving the benefit, a mild winter nationwide last year, and a lower price for natural gas, many families could experience a significant cut in aid, those familiar with the program say.
The article also says the state of OH has appealed the decision to the USDA.
No, we want the safety net to take care of the people who need it. But democrats just want to keep expanding these welfare programs, to get more people to vote for them, in order to keep the free stuff coming.
I've made this point many times, you keep expanding the safety net like this, and then the people who the programs were intended to help, don't get the help they need, and get forced to wait in line behind throngs of greedy people who just want more free stuff.
Your points are right on the money. The more free stuff people get the more they want. These government programs where suppose to get people by until they could find a job and get some normalcy in their life. But that's not the case, food stamps go on forever, unemployment for 99 weeks and counting. What Obama and the Democrats have done was create a monster, that will be very difficult to stop in the coming years, no matter who the Democratic candidate is. Obama didn't win because he was doing a good job these past 4 years, the opposite is the case. He won because he was the country's very own Santa Claus. Now who would vote against this guy if they where getting all this free stuff and didn't have to work to get it??? America as we once knew it is no longer, and I don't know if we will ever see it again.
It's not money running out. If the right would read the article, they might find out the reason. Since most won't, I'll post below:
Because of the way the federal government calculates utility expenses for people receiving the benefit, a mild winter nationwide last year, and a lower price for natural gas, many families could experience a significant cut in aid, those familiar with the program say.
The article also says the state of OH has appealed the decision to the USDA.
So change the aid they get for heating. Why cut food stamps because of a mild winter last year ?
What if it's colder this year. Do people eat less with milder winters ?
I don't see the connection unless food stamps are used to pay heating bills.
You have to eat whether it's hot or cold outside.
I don't agree with their logic for decreasing food stamp allowances.
Ohio families receiving food stamps could get an unwelcome surprise come January: $50 less every month in assistance.
For the 869,000 households enrolled in the program for the poorest Ohioans, that could amount to about $520 million annually out of the grocery budgets.
Is what the freeple voted for?
This is what you voted for, this is what you want. so why the bitching
Local or state government can makeup for this. That is what is goig to happen more and more as federal grants and matching funds are reduced and even some cut completely.
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