(Crankers) How many able-bodied, lazy, good for nothing people are taking advantage of the welfare system by purposely sitting home instead of getting a job?
Well, it’s a lot more than you’d like to think, but the government is finally cracking down on it in a big way.
The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) says the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) is facing one of its biggest fraud spikes in years, and the numbers are raising eyebrows in Washington.
According to newly released federal data, the first quarter of fiscal year 2025 saw more than 226,000 fraudulent claims and over 691,000 unauthorized transactions approved through the program. In plain English: a lot of people were getting benefits they shouldn’t have, and a lot of money was being spent in ways the system didn’t catch.
Those bogus transactions added up quickly. The USDA estimates the total loss at over $102 million in just three months. For comparison, the previous quarter saw about $69 million in losses, and the same time last year saw around $32 million.
So basically, fraud has gone way up in just a few months. Insane, right? Makes you wonder how many of them are Democrats.
It’s not only bad transactions causing trouble. The USDA also found that at least 186,000 deceased individuals were still listed as receiving SNAP benefits across 29 states. On top of that, nearly half a million people were collecting benefits in more than one state, which the department says is another major driver of improper payments. Where and WHO is collecting that money?
A Government Accountability Office (GAO) review added more fuel to the fire, saying the USDA still doesn’t have a full picture of how well states are monitoring fraud or protecting the Electronic Benefit Transfer (EBT) system from theft. Some states still use older magnetic-stripe EBT cards, which are easier to skim or clone than modern chip cards.
USDA is taking what it calls a “clean-up” approach. The agency has announced that every single SNAP recipient will be required to reapply for their benefits to ensure eligibility and filter out duplicate or suspicious accounts. The department says stricter data-sharing rules are also coming for states, along with upgraded fraud-detection requirements.
The move is getting pushback from some advocates who argue the crackdown risks burdening low-income families who rely on the program. USDA officials say the surge in fraud makes the reapplication process unavoidable. People are ticked off about it, but when you’re losing millions and taxpayers are PAYING FOR IT, then you’re darn right we think the reapplication process is very much needed.
Maybe if people had better morals and stopped ripping off the system, and got a darn job, then we wouldn’t be dealing with this nonsense right now.
But we are and here we are.
SNAP should only go to the people who really need it, not anyone who is capable of getting a job and making a living for themselves.