The Stimulus Package of 2020 is very unfair to the poorest,
most vulnerable Americans. Single
parents, which are for the most part single mothers, are shortchanged. Why are kids 17 and over not included in the
Stimulus? If a parent claims a child 17
years and older on their taxes, they do not get the $500.00 allowed for parents
with children 16 and under.
Some of these children, 17 years and older, are disabled. Many also have deadbeat fathers and now, due
to this virus, it will be more prevalent.
These families will suffer more from the unfairness which excludes them
from their child getting any stimulus.
All children, 17 and older, especially the school age kids, need as much
or more than children 16 and under. Why
are they excluded from the stimulus?
This is wrong.
Also, the States are allowing more in Snap benefits to
people with higher incomes who get lower Snap benefits. They are now giving the full amount of Snap
to these people.
Why not give more to the recipients who have low income and full Snap benefits? It is a misconception that all people on some Government assistance are on all the programs the government has to offer. Some people on Snap live only on SSI and/or part-time work and the money goes mostly to their rent and utilities. The Snap benefit is their only way of having a meal because their SSI and/or part-time job leave them with no disposable income. Many SSI recipients are developmentally disabled, some suffered extreme mental and/or physical abuse, some are seriously physically disabled or cognitively impaired, some are medically debilitated, some are disabled vets, etc. These are the poorest Americans who suffered very disadvantaged lives.
Right now the cost of food is astronomical. Because of the people hoarding food and not
eating out, the supermarkets only have the more expensive food items in
stock. The cost of food shopping has
increased 2-4 times what it used to be before Covid-19 started just a few weeks
ago. So, why are the poorest and most
vulnerable Americans not getting more food assistance? Why are just those with higher incomes and
more disposable incomes getting more food assistance?
