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Stephen Miller Pushes False Claim That SNAP Requires No Proof of Financial Need (truthout.org)

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During a roundtable meeting on Tuesday discussing supposed fraud in federal programs, White House senior adviser Stephen Miller falsely claimed that safety net programs do not require documentation of financial hardship from applicants. The roundtable, which featured Republican state attorneys general and Vice President JD Vance, was ostensibly convened to discuss efforts to root out fraud in…

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[–] pinheadednightmare@lemmy.world 32 points 4 days ago (2 children)

Coming from people that have never applied. I did, and guess what….. I made too much. That was when I was making 20$ an hour and had a family of 5. Times were rough.

[–] dkppunk@piefed.social 14 points 4 days ago

I applied and they also told me I made too much. I was on short term disability for a year after a near fatal car crash. My monthly pay was reduced to ~60% of my normal pay and I still had regular bills to on top of health insurance so I could continue going to the doctor for surgeries (thanks stupid US health insurance). They wanted me to reduce my monthly disability so I would qualify.

So twice a week, I stood in line at a church that gave out free food with metal in my back and a piss bag strapped to my leg for my failing kidney.

Fuck Stephen Miller and his little rat faced shit for brains (no offense to rats, they are actually pretty cute).

[–] DarkCloud@lemmy.world 5 points 4 days ago* (last edited 3 days ago)

Also coming from an extremely corrupt government who have defrauded more funds than anyone ever got out of SNAP.