WASHINGTON

The Trump administration, brushing aside tens of thousands of protest letters, gave final approval Wednesday to a rule that will remove nearly 700,000 people from the federal food-stamp program by strictly enforcing federal work requirements.

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To read the rest of this screed masquerading as a news story, go to the URL:
https://enewspaper.sandiegouniontribune.com/infinity/article_share.aspx?guid=c406122f-65d3-4672-ab55-57572f10eca8

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RIDER NOTE:  Lest you think the above article is an aberration, here’s the Reuters story about the SNAP reform (also published in the NY TIMES):
https://www.nytimes.com/reuters/2019/12/04/us/04reuters-usa-trump-foodstamps.html

I’ll save you the infuriating read. It doesn’t mention:
1.  Adults with children are not impacted.
2.  People over age 49 are not impacted.
3.  People with a disability are not impacted.
4.  People not deemed “able-bodied” are not impacted.
5.  People getting SNAP for three months are less (generally the newly unemployed) are not impacted.
6.  People who choose to go into a work training program are not impacted.
7.  People who choose to perform a couple dozen hours of no-skill “community service” are not impacted.