Nothing in Life is Free

In reading Blog 5, from the blog “WhatAmericansNeedToRealize" written by Briana McClellan, Briana agrees with an article stating the negative impacts on decreasing the amount of food stamps being distributed to the American people. I feel like she failed to see the big picture. Although she made some accurate statements, I fell like this is a perfectly reasonable way to cut spending to lower our debt. Of course the government spends recklessly – especially when it comes to food stamps. Briana claimed that the government is not “focusing on the impact that food stamps reduction will do for the lower income citizens. Instead they are focusing on getting the economy out of debt.”  The problem with what is said is that she is making it sound like all the people that receive food stamps are lower class and they have no other means of getting or acquiring food, and this may be partially accurate but I would encourage her  to do more research. I personally know people that lie, to get food stamps. I also know people that are just pure lazy that receive food stamps. Those are the people that need to be cut off. I do not believe that the government is going to take it away from the people who absolutely need it, like the disabled and the families who are below the poverty line. Even if they did, there are ways to survive. Nobody said life was easy. There is also no foul play when you work for what you have. People could work more than one job, go to food pantries, and they could hunt for food. Food pantries will always be around and there will always be donations. People might not be eating what they want but they will have what they need. Nobody will starve, that’s not already starving. You’re making this country sound like its out to get us and in many ways they are, but by lowering the amount of food stamps that they distribute a year, would not be a good example, this is just a way the government can potentially  decrease our debt;  its harsh but its reality. Furthermore, I do not believe that food stamps are the ideal American dream; people need to get a grip and stop getting handouts.