SC Wants To Require Some Food Stamp Recipients To Prove They’re Looking For jobs
Via The IP
After a public flirtation with requiring food stamps be used only to buy healthier foods, Gov. Nikki Haley’s administration has decided to take a different course and require more food-stamp recipients find a job.
The S.C. Department of Social Services said Friday it will seek a federal waiver for a pilot project that would require many food-stamp recipients in Bamberg, Calhoun and Orangeburg counties to prove they either have jobs or are looking for employment.
In its announcement of the proposed “SNAP Work 2 Health” waiver, Social Services cited an Ohio State University study that found Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program recipients gained more weight the longer they received food stamps.
"How dare we tell the people that we are supporting to get off their asses and at least try to get a job? Trust me, that's racist! Somehow, some way, that is racism. This actually should be a national requirement. I am sick and tired of all of the "Welfare Babies" who have nothing