Tipsheet Jon Stewart Attempts to "Slay" Food Stamp Fraud Allegations; Misses Real Point Christine Rousselle | March 09, 2014 2:42 PM Advertisement On Tuesday, Jon Stewart attempted to "slay" arguments regarding food stamp fraud on The Daily Show. In the video, Stewart spoke about the supposed hypocrisy of conservatives criticizing food stamp usage using a collection of Fox News videos. Advertisement When taken at face value, the comments may actually seem quite hypocritical. However, Stewart misses the real point: some items that can be purchased with SNAP ("food stamps") completely lack nutritional value, or are "luxury" foods like lobsters, steak, and organic salmon that don't really present an economically-friendly meal choice for someone who has trouble paying for food without government assistance. Also, Stewart didn't mention the fact that "food stamps" are actually referred to now as SNAP funds--SNAP being an acronym that stands for "Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program." The program is not intended nor designed to cover an entire food budget. Taxpayers should be upset that their well-intentioned dollars to prevent the poor from starvation are able to be spent on unhealthy food. That's the real controversy. Join the conversation as a VIP Member Login to Leave a Comment Recommended As Trump Addressed the Press on the WHCA Dinner Attack, a Lot of New Details Have Emerged Matt Vespa Is This the WHCA Dinner Shooter? If So, He's a Kamala Harris Supporter Matt Vespa Democrats Have Always Created Racism and Always Will Derek Hunter The 'No Kings' Movement Is Sheer Hypocrisy Mark Lewis They Can’t Even Flip Burgers Walter Curt We Need a Second Fox-Like TV Network Jeff Davidson Trending on Townhall Videos Advertisement Trending on Townhall Media 1 As Trump Addressed the Press on the WHCA Dinner Attack, a Lot of New Details Have Emerged 2 What We Know About WHCD Shooting So Far; Shooter Identified? UPDATE: Video of His Charge 3 UPDATED: WHCD Shooter Identified, a 31-Year-Old Teacher From California Advertisement Most Popular Is This the WHCA Dinner Shooter? If So, He's a Kamala Harris Supporter Democrats Have Always Created Racism and Always Will The 'No Kings' Movement Is Sheer Hypocrisy They Can’t Even Flip Burgers As Trump Addressed the Press on the WHCA Dinner Attack, a Lot of New Details Have Emerged Matt Vespa Advertisement
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