1. La Mayoría de Beneficiarios No Están en Edad de Trabajar.
Más de dos tercios de los participantes de SNAP son grupos vulnerables que no se espera que trabajen, incluyendo niños, personas mayores y adultos con discapacidades. Estos grupos constituyen la mayor parte de la población asistida por el programa.
- Of the 40 or so million people who rely on food stamps two-thirds are children, seniors, or disabled.
- 69 of snap recipients are elderly, disabled and children.
- 40 percent of snap recipients are kids they cannot work!!
- 39 of snap participants were children, 20 were elderly, and 10 were nonelderly individuals with a disability.
2. La Alta Tasa de Empleo entre Adultos en Edad Laboral.
Contrario a la creencia popular, la gran mayoría de los adultos en edad de trabajar que reciben SNAP están empleados. El problema principal no es la falta de voluntad para trabajar, sino la insuficiencia de los salarios para cubrir los costos básicos de vida.
- Most working-age adults who receive snap are employedbut in jobs that pay poverty wages.
- 70 of adult snap recipients work full-time.
- 86 of households with a non-disabled, working-age adult had earned income in a year where they received snap.
- Nearly half of those who receive snap benefits are employed.
- 75 of all food stamps recipients have at least one working member of the family.
3. El Programa SNAP Subsidia Salarios Bajos Corporativos.
El programa SNAP es visto por muchos como un subsidio indirecto a las grandes corporaciones que mantienen salarios bajos. Los empleadores se benefician al no tener que pagar un salario digno, dejando que el gobierno (y los contribuyentes) cubran la brecha nutricional de sus trabajadores.
- Most snap recipients are working. They just dont get paid enough. Their employers benefit from the subsidy.
- The us govt is not giving handouts to individual people, but subsidizing low-wage employers.
- Snap is a subsidy for corporations who dont pay a living wage.
- 14,500 walmart workers are on snap.
- People are on snap because theyre being robbed.
4. La Insuficiencia de los Beneficios y el Estigma.
A pesar de la necesidad crítica, los beneficios de SNAP son modestos, con un promedio de alrededor de $6 por día por persona. La dificultad para calificar y el estigma social asociado al uso de la asistencia pública son barreras significativas, incluso para aquellos que trabajan arduamente.
- Avg benefit 188mo 6day. Thats 1 in 8 americans for 1.5 of the budget.
- It isnt easy to get on snap.
- You cannot live off of snap. It is electronic funds for food.
- I have never ever met a single person who said they enjoy getting snap benefits. Poverty sucks.
- The idea that people who rely on snap dont work or are free-loaders couldnt be further from the truth.