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John, I think you are misinformed about SNAP beneficiaries—I am an octogenarian receiving a small benefit from SNAP which helps pay for milk and bread, leaving me a bit more of my Soc. Sec. to cover OTC meds which are not covered by insurance. I have never heard that one must be employed in order to receive these benefits, only that one’s income does not exceed that specified by law.

I agree, SNAP benefits are for those who need them. The elderly, unemployed, single mom’s receive benefits….many are not employed. However, I may have misunderstood your statement that they must be employed.
I also agree, the problem is a living wage..but raising wages for less than a GED education to $12-15 dollars per hour for fast food restaurant counter help, or other such work, as some suggest.. while person’s with 2 years of college or a certification career earn $10-14 is not the answer. Raising everybody’s wage comparably as some suggest is not the answer either.

Entry level jobs at fast food are that…entry level. Our teen unemployment problems could be greatly reduced if more of these jobs were reserved for them instead of the many adults who couldn’t get through the current education system and had to drop out. We must change that and raise the problem solving ability of those who struggle through the academics of school so they don’t drop out and raise their lives to their full God given potential instead of limiting their choices to life by pushing them through with meaningless and empty educational challenges which unfortunately help make them a victim. Just like many of our government agencies, our educational system is also broken.
Public education today is more focused on agendas to benefit the system and unfortunately limit the masses to problem solve, or take responsibility for themselves and their own adulthood. This is tragic…just 40 years ago we were at the top with Japan in education and work productivity. Now we are somewhere near 26 with education..and our GNP is declined drastically. Could one issue be the formation of the Department of Education in the early 70’s, some 40 years ago? Just some food for thought to provoke real dialogue.