The Republicans want Americans to believe that most people who receive SNAP benefits (Food Stamps) are Blacks and Hispanics -- and that they are people who are too lazy to work. It's a racist view designed to appeal to their racist base of voters. There's only one problem. It simply is not true.
The biggest group racially that get SNAP benefits are Whites -- about 40.2%. That's more than Blacks and Hispanics combined -- about 36%. In addition, nearly half (44.8%) of those families have children, while another 20.3% are disabled and 17.4% are elderly.
As for the ridiculous charge of being "lazy", about 31.2% of those families had earned income (they were working for poverty pay), 23.6% were receiving Social Security, and 19.9% were getting disability income (SSI) -- for a total of 74.7%.
These are not people wanting to sponge off the government. These are people who need a little help. They should not be demonized for political purposes.
The charts above are from The Huffington Post.
