Obviously, Cutting Food Stamps To the Poorest Americans and Their Children Is Cruel, But That’s Not the Worst Part

Let’s begin with an explanation of the photo here; it was taken in Florida, a state where more than half of all children lives in or near poverty.

The Trump administration claims that its decision to take food stamps away from nearly 700,000 Americans will save $8 billion over five years.

But what really happens when life is made even more miserable for the least well off of the country’s 14.3 million “food-insecure” households? What happens to the cost of healthcare for people with insufficient nutrition, given that food insecurity is linked to worse health outcomes, including poor mental health, high blood pressure and diabetes, with children particularly vulnerable?

What happens to education when children arrive to school hungry?

What happens to the long-term productivity of these people and their capacity to participate in the economy?

All this is the focus of the study of the federal Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) benefits, better known as food stamps, discussed here.

Do we really need this report, or one that concludes that unprotected teen sex leads to unwanted pregnancies?

Here’s another question: Does anyone believe for a minute that Donald J. Trump could possible give a damn about what he’s doing to the well-being of the American people, or what happens to the economy 10 minutes after he leaves office?