While the legislation would certainly reduce food stamp enrollment, it’s unclear how much it would actually develop the workforce. (Meanwhile, monthly food stamp benefits average $125 per person in a household and can only be redeemed for food items in grocery stores.) The proposed work requirements would shrink the rolls by an additional 1.2 million over that time. Republican members of Congress and the Trump administration have cited the FGA’s work to claim that work requirements are a proven policy, as Paul Ryan said last week. Food stamps exist because American politicians decided it was wrong to let poor people starve to death.

Source: Huffington Post May 16, 2018 15:33 UTC