House Passes Bill Cutting $40 Billion From Food Stamps

On Thursday, the House Republicans passed a bill that "slashed" 40 billion dollars from America's Food Stamp Program. This bill was strongly objected by the democrats, and only cleared by seven votes. The bill plans on cutting the money over the next ten years, and requiring that food stamp beneficiaries have a job in order to receive them (which I think is a wonderful idea). I think this article is worth reading because there are so many different opinions one could draw from it. The article, written on September 19, 2013 by Ron Nixon of The New York Times, can be found with this link: http://www.nytimes.com/2013/09/20/us/politics/house-passes-bill-cutting-40-billion-from-food-stamps.html?ref=politics&_r=0. Of course food stamps are beneficial to many people, but what about those who just take advantage of it? The Republicans believe that the many receivers of food stamps have gotten completely out of control. What do you think?