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Montana’s Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) is gearing up to dish out its monthly handouts, worth a whopping $1,751 to some lucky recipients. That’s right, folks – your tax dollars at work!
Food stamps: Montana March SNAP payments worth up to $1,751 to begin in 10 days https://t.co/ZZKS0A6te0 https://t.co/ZZKS0A6te0
— Washington Examiner (@dcexaminer) February 22, 2024
The state is divvying up these welfare payments over five days, starting on March 2 and running through March 6. Who gets paid when? Well, it’s all based on things like SNAP case numbers, account numbers, Social Security numbers, or even last names. The government loves to keep you on your toes, doesn’t it?
Now, here’s the lowdown on how much these freebies are worth. If you’re a single person, you’ll rake in a cool $291 each month. But if you’ve got a brood of eight mouths to feed, hold onto your hats because you’re looking at a sweet $1,751 monthly windfall. And if you’ve somehow managed to create a household even bigger than that, fear not – you’ll pocket an extra $219 for each additional person.
But wait – there’s more! If you want to qualify for this sweet deal, you can’t be raking in the big bucks, folks. A single person’s net monthly income can’t exceed $1,215, and if you’ve got eight people under your roof, you better not be making more than $4,214 a month. We can’t have those welfare queens and kings living it up too much, now can we?
And where can you spend all this taxpayer-funded dough? Well, just about anywhere, it turns out! Farmers markets, grocery stores – you name it. They’ll even load it up on a special card for you so you can pretend like it’s your hard-earned cash.
Now, where did this whole circus come from, you ask? Well, it’s all thanks to good ol’ President Lyndon B. Johnson and his Great Society programs. Created in 1964, the Food Stamp Act birthed this whole SNAP mess, all in the name of “improving the nutrition of those in poverty.” Who knew free money would improve nutrition? Only in government logic!
And there you have it, folks. Another round of government handouts coming your way, all in the name of compassion and generosity. Can I get an “amen” for big government?
