How to Reduce Waste and Cost in The US Free-Food Stamp Program

By Lance Winslow

Currently, there are 44 million people on food stamps, which is quite excessive. Early indications and research indicate the fraud rate is about 35%. We also know that everything the Federal Government does, they spend about 45% of the social program expenditures on the administration of the program. Now then, I suppose there are NO Americans that are in the situation that Somalians are in right now, after all, you could always go through the trash at a local Kentucky Fried Chicken and prevent starvation.

Okay so, before you criticize that last comment consider the abundance in our society, and the incredible job that folks are doing in the communities with food bank programs, and the incredible donations from Walmart and miscellaneous local companies. Now then, you are asking; "What's my plan?" Yes, well, I always have one of those don't I, so let's talk about this.

First, we need to rate the "actual" needs on a scale of 1-10 of each recipient of food stamps, then we need to take those scores and put them onto a bell graph and knock out the least needy one-third. Basically, no more food stamps, second we need to keep a total of what's been given out, and let people know that it's a loan, that has to be paid back or it comes out of their social security benefits in the future, plus a low interest rate.

The reality is that Food Stamps are the epitome and standard case of "giving a man a fish, rather than doing what's prudent; teaching him to fish, and letting him take care of himself," but for some reason our socialist government assumes that people are weak, and thus, they are making them weaker by buying all of their food, rather than telling them to get a job.

Simultaneously, our government is making it almost impossible for small businesses to hire anyone due to employment regulations, withholding, health care insurance requirements, and let's not forget the outside influences of lawsuits, and labor unions which the government has favored over the small businesses risking their life savings and capital to start the company in the first place.

These social programs and free-food via food stamps are a case in point. We are making people weak, making America weak, and hurting our economic vitality while depleting our treasury. Indeed, I hope you will please consider how serious this issue really is and think on it.