Life is getting even tougher for poor people in America. As poverty rates soar — due in part to policies such as cutting pandemic aid for poor and working-class people — new rules that kicked in September 1 only add to the suffering.
As if being poor and unable to afford food isn't hard enough, new food stamps rules require all destitute Americans up to age 50 to work 80 hours a month for their monthly aid, under the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP). Next year this will extend to 54 year-olds.
