Why Are 47 Million People On Food Stamps?

In 2012 a very respected Democratic Senator in the United States told a newspaper reporter on prime time television that the food stamp program was one of the most successful government programs. His reasoning was quite simply that because nearly 50,000,000 people were on food stamps it proved that the government was actually doing something very useful. However, currently there are 47 million people on food stamps, and even if it might be a successful program in the distribution of food, it is also a very telling sign of just how bad things have become under socialism in US.

So, why are 47 million people on food stamps you wonder? It's simple, because it is so easy to sign up online to get food stamps, and because almost any American could qualify by filling out a form, who wouldn't want free food if it were offered? The problem is it goes against the grain of Americana and it goes against everything we claim to stand for. We've always considered our nation one which teaches people to fish, but does not give out free fishes. We believe that anyone can become successful if they work hard, and since we live in the land of abundance no one should ever have to starve.

For those people who truly cannot support themselves we do have community programs and a safety net. Unfortunately, we've increased that safety net to include one out of six Americans when it comes to the food stamp program. That is a very troubling tale. It is also extremely troubling when you realize that people who get food stamps and free food are more likely to vote into office those individuals who will guarantee such programs continue. That would be the Democrats and those that are left-leaning socialists.

The biggest problem is that this entire program has also become a corporate welfare program for food processing companies, farmers, and those who are in the supply chain. You can understand why something which is a social program and corporate welfare at the same time might be extremely hard to get rid of once you get it started, or once it grows to epic proportions such as the food stamp program now with 47 million people on it. This is one of the biggest challenges with social programs, once they start you can never get them stopped.

Are there people who are taking advantage of the food stamp program you ask? Sure there are, it is estimated that the fraud involved in this program is easily 35% if not more. Of course, if anyone can sign up anytime they want and as long as food supply chain companies are lobbying Congressman to keep the money flowing, you can understand that it's impossible to turn off that spigot. Indeed I hope you will please consider all this and think on it.

Lance Winslow has launched a new provocative series of eBooks on Political Concepts. Lance Winslow is a retired Founder of a Nationwide Franchise Chain, and now runs the Online Think Tank; http://www.worldthinktank.net/

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