the spirit of the law is to help people to avoid starvation or malnutrition and not necessarily to help people who "want to work but can't"
You and I disagree, fundamentally, on what the spirit of the law is. You see, I think the spirit of the law is to help people who are trying; you think it's to help everyone. The other big difference between you and I is that I have no problem with people being malnourished or even starving to death if that is their
choice; and by
choosing to not work, people who aren't independently wealthy and can afford not to work are choosing to be malnourished and yes, to even starve to death.
In fact, (again, according to USDA) 41 percent of food stamp recipients live "in a household with earnings," and use SNAP benefits to supplement their primary source of income. Furthermore, the USDA reports that most food stamp recipients stay in the program for only a short period of time
I have no problem with people who
work but can't make ends meet getting help. What I have a problem with is people who
choose not to work and then want me to subsidize their food.