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 60 Minutes Reporter Who Told Trump Hunter's Laptop Can't Be Verified Afraid Her Industry Might Be Dead Matt Vespa Massive 17,000 Page Report on How the Biden Admin Weaponized the Federal Government Just Dropped Sarah Arnold Trump Hits Biden With Amicus Brief Over the 'Fire Sale' of Border Wall Sarah Arnold We Have the Long-Awaited News About Who Will Control the Minnesota State House Matt Vespa Van Jones Has Been on a One-Man War Against the Dems Matt Vespa Pro-Life Leader Targeted by Biden's DOJ Delivers Shocking Testimony Before Congress Mia Cathell Trending on Townhall Videos Advertisement Trending on Townhall Media 1 More Tales From the Swamp - Here's Where a Missing Congresswoman Was Found 2 60 Minutes Reporter Who Told Trump Hunter's Laptop Can't Be Verified Afraid Her Industry Might Be Dead 3 The Marxism in Front of You That You Can't Unsee, Volume III: The Common Denominator Advertisement Most Popular Massive 17,000 Page Report on How the Biden Admin Weaponized the Federal Government Just Dropped Trump Hits Biden With Amicus Brief Over the 'Fire Sale' of Border Wall We Have the Long-Awaited News About Who Will Control the Minnesota State House Van Jones Has Been on a One-Man War Against the Dems 60 Minutes Reporter Who Told Trump Hunter's Laptop Can't Be Verified Afraid Her Industry Might Be Dead Matt Vespa Advertisement
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