On 1/3/2014 8:43 AM, Pico Rico wrote:
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>>> or http://tinyurl.com/6ncmdtb
>>>
>>> "76% of SNAP households included a child, an elderly person, or a
>>> disabled person. These vulnerable households receive 83% of all SNAP
>>> benefits."
>>>
>>> "The average SNAP household has a gross monthly income of $744"
>>>
>>
>> That still leaves 24% that are able bodied and can do some work. How
>> about 4 hours a week at the town parks department? Or at a hospital?
>
> Interesting that they don't post a statistic about how many SNAP households
> included an adult sufficiently able bodied to work.
>
>

There used to be workfare programs but they were stopped years ago.
Forget the details but some bleeding hearts thought it unjust to make
people work for benefits.