Pretty straightforward, this time. Katherine Mozzone of KRQE reports:
A hundred people or more showed up to a meeting about proposed food stamp changes and many were not happy. The State wants to require recipients to get a job if they want to receive benefits. The Human Services Department says this proposal will help people become more self-sufficient but critics say it will mean less food on the table for those who need it most.
“We stand strongly opposed to the new work requirements,” said one speaker. “It’s just bad policy,” said another.
One by one, people took to the podium at Friday’s Human Services Department food stamp hearing to share their concerns about the proposed changes.
“I think the work requirement is based on the mistaken notion that people receiving SNAP benefits don’t know how to spend their time to better their lives,” said another opponent.
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And that last would be the important point.
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