The Working Families Tax Cuts strengthen SNAP. Don’t let the Senate undo progress
June 1 marked the start of new eligibility requirements for Americans enrolled in the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program. The working families tax cuts strengthened the long-term viability of SNAP by requiring able-bodied adults to meet modest work requirements to retain their benefits — with clear exemptions for vulnerable populations. These commonsense reforms protect taxpayer dollars […]
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June 1 marked the start of new eligibility requirements for Americans enrolled in the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program. The working families tax cuts strengthened the long-term viability of SNAP by requiring able-bodied adults to meet modest work requirements to retain their benefits — with clear exemptions for vulnerable populations. These commonsense reforms protect taxpayer dollars and restore public trust to a system plagued by waste and abuse. SNAP has ballooned far beyond its original purpose, as enrollment no longer shrinks as much as it should when the economy recovers from a downturn. The rolls of any targeted safety net should expand and contract in response to fluctuating macroeconomic conditions.
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