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…
  • @[email protected]English
    50•1 year 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

    • @[email protected]OPEnglish
      12•1 year 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.

    • @DaCookeyMonstaEnglish
      2•1 year ago

      It’s so funny I got sad, and I’m not sure that even makes sense to say.