To: Michele Obama, First Lady of the USA & feed the hungry advocate and Michele's husband, POTUS
Protection of Food Stamps for the Poorest
We support protecting existing levels of SNAP benefits to those new Social Security recipients who need them most. America's Food Stamp program should be about feeding people...not keeping them in poverty.
Why is this important?
While SNAP (ie Food Stamp) benefits are currently protected for Americans who start to receive Social Security retirement or disability checks, this only applies if the SNAP applicant already has some income to report...and people who are totally without an income but dependent on food stamps routinely get their benefits slashed, when they are finally awarded SS help. This is insane, it penalizes the poorest of our elderly & disabled. Hundreds of thousands of Americans are effected..why?
Michelle Obama, one of America's strongest 'feed the poor' advocates is uniquely situated to influence the Department of Agriculture's policy that abuses Americans for being poor, let her know what you think.
Michelle Obama, one of America's strongest 'feed the poor' advocates is uniquely situated to influence the Department of Agriculture's policy that abuses Americans for being poor, let her know what you think.