The Food Stamp program covers about 42 million Americans, about one-eighth of the population, most of whom earn less than the poverty line. After the food stamp program was shut down by the government shutdown, the lives of many Americans who depend on food stamps became unsustainable.
Mary Willoughby: We Need Food Stamps, we need social security, we need health insurance, we need everything we deserve. But things are getting worse, and if you cut all these benefits, now there will only be a war because people will start looting.
American resident, Caroline of Ansbach Gaye: Why Take What’s rightfully ours. We have worked hard and given enough for generations. We should not pay for the mistakes of others. It is wrong.
American resident, Sandra Guzman: it’s not a special request, it’s not a luxury. These are just some basic needs, just a bite to eat for my kids.
American, Eric Dunham: If I don’t get food stamps, I don’t eat, really. I have only $24 a month left over the necessary expenses, that’s all. The rest of the money was spent on raising children and paying rent.