WASHINGTON—Approving the bill by a significant margin, both houses of Congress voted Monday in favor of reducing Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program benefits to one free treat per year to be given to each recipient on their birthday. “In an effort to rein in runaway spending on this program for impoverished…
  • @lobut@lemmy.caEnglish
    53•5 months ago

    Thompson added that the new bill also implemented a work requirement that limits eligibility for the free treat to individuals who have worked eight hours or more on their birthday.

    oh man, it’s so good

    • @ZeroCool@slrpnk.netOPEnglish
      14•5 months ago

      lol right? That cracked me up! This is one of my favorite communities on Lemmy so I read a lot of satire and this article is among the best in recent memory.

    • @EmergMemeHologramEnglish
      10•5 months ago

      Wow, I don’t usually eat the onion, but I just swallowed it whole