Las Vegas Sun

March 28, 2024

letters to the editor:

Spend tax money on training for citizens

This is in regard to an article by Kathryn Edin and H. Luke Shaefer, “The poor need food to eat but cash to live” (The Sun, Sept. 11). There are so many safety-net and welfare programs that it seems a shame this family must have fallen through the cracks. The first example given, of 19-year-old Ashley with her baby, illustrates this. One of the first programs Ashley should have taken advantage of was the free birth control. There was no reason for another fatherless child to be brought into her situation.

Food stamp beneficiaries are at an all-time high, exceeding 45 million for 50 months straight. More than 90 percent of Middle Eastern refugees are on food stamps, and 70 percent receive cash assistance. Should this not be spent on Ashley and other American families who need training to learn how to be independent?

Instead of Ms. Edin looking to taxpayers to pay more, she should look at why we are giving so much to others that should be kept for the poor citizens of this country.

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