SNAP Benefits Shutdown: A Good Time to Reassess – 54% of Federal Benefit Recipients Non-Citizens
The Electronic Benefit Transfer (EBT) card replaced traditional food stamps in 2000. Public domain image created by a U.S. Department of Agriculture employee as part of official duties. Instagram and Twitter are abuzz with complaints about how the government shutdown is cutting SNAP benefits, and children in the U.S. are going hungry. Liberals blame Republicans for the shutdown and claim Republicans don’t care about Americans.