Argumentative Essay On Food Stamps

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Take a moment, think about what life would be like where you ate well only once a month, where how well you ate depended on one check a month. How difficult would it be to let this check last all month? Food doesn’t last and the check dwindles until the last cent is used. This is a reality for about 13.5% of the US population and they live this way each month. Food stamps are designed to bring aid to those in need of support, those who make a lower income and can’t afford enough food for themselves or their families. This creates a monthly dependency cycle that ties to the monthly check sent out and it isn’t new. This need for aid has been around since when food stamps were initially launched and has continued into present day. Today, even with the aid of stamps, each person only gets a small amount per to spend on per meal. The Editorial Board from The New York Times states that “benefits only average $1.40 per person per meal,” showing the real “help” that is given to families using SNAP in their “The Problem Isn’t Food Stamps, It’s Poverty” article. That small of an amount for an entire meal will leave someone hungry and make them push off eating just to save food. According to Eli Saslow, “a record 47 million Americans receive the benefit,” showing the high amount of people reliant on that small meal …show more content…

People are paid so little that they qualify for food stamps easier, as mentioned by “The Problem Isn’t Food Stamps, It’s Poverty” article. If people are being paid so little, then they need slightly more help from food stamps. To send out more frequent checks is only half the battle; more money is needed. Cut the amount of each food stamp to a little less than two-thirds of the original amount and send this amount out biweekly Overall, each family would receive a little more money for each meal, allowing better quality food to be purchased, and allowing more fresh food to be

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