The Senate Under Fire For Racist Decision Over Food Stamps

While the bill aims to cut costs for the government, Timothy Smeeding, director of the University of Wisconsin’s Institute for Research on Poverty, calls the claim ridiculous.

“It doesn’t save anyone any money,” Smeeding said. “It just makes sort of a political statement that we don’t forgive people for crimes once they pay their dues.”

A study done at Yale’s Center for Interdisciplinary Research on AIDS found that drug offenders who were ineligible for food stamps were more likely to engage in dangerous behavior to obtain food, including turning to prostitution.

The bill would also have negative effects on convict’s families, reducing funds for children and other family members.

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