"Has anyone ever starved to death in the modern history of this country because they haven't had access to food? I mean, has that actually happened in this country?"
"And in fact, if you look at what food stamp recipients are saying in their own words, you come away with the distinct impression that almost none of these people actually need the food stamps. Instead, you come away with the impression that many of these people are simply entitled, lazy, barely literate, and, like, some of them are just frankly bad people."
"There are a lot of people who, rather than get a job, would prefer to rob grocery stores and the people shopping inside them."
The administration is refusing to use emergency funds to prevent a lapse in Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) benefits, threatening monthly food assistance for about one in eight Americans. More than two dozen states are suing to make those funds accessible. A commentator described millions of SNAP recipients as lazy, entitled, barely literate, and morally corrupt, suggesting alternative supports like family, friends, and soup kitchens and asserting that some would choose theft over work. Those statements revive longstanding negative stereotypes about people who rely on food assistance amid growing food insecurity.
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