The Patriot Post® · McDermott: There's No 'Welfare Abuse'

Welfare abuse? What welfare abuse?

If you believe that nonsense, then you’re stupid, says Rep. Jim McDermott (D-WA):

“The CBO projects that in just a few years, SNAP spending will be back down to 1995 levels as a share of the GDP. And since it’s shrinking on its own, it isn’t adding to the long-term deficit problems. The rhetoric is simply empty and stupid. Conservatives can try and push this tired welfare abuse narrative. It’s a talking point. Every time they come out here [they say] ‘Welfare abuse! Welfare abuse! People are getting money for food, that’s welfare abuse.’ But as usual, the reality is not in their quarters. Studies show that food assistance has some of the lowest rates of fraud of any benefit program.”

So just brush aside those stories of welfare abuse, like this Michigan woman caught receiving food stamps after winning a $1 million lottery.