A letter released by a Korean Translation service in Washington D.C., reported that as the economy continues to struggle, a growing number of states are struggling to provide food stamps to the needy and eligible. The new letter comes from newly released government data the suggest that only 18 states enrolled 70-percent of all new food stamp recipients in 2007. The two states that were singled out as being the lowest were Wyoming and California with rates of only 50-percent. Other states that ranked low included New York (61%), Florida (57%) and Texas (55%). Some of the more successful states with rates above 88% included Michigan, Maine, Oregon and Tennessee.
The
Korean Translator covering the story believes that the Government has been overly critical of states that employ private firms to processing food stamp claims. According to a Foodstamp Claim Industry spokesperson, The quick and heavy economic recession created an environment that put an unpredictable amount of stress on the system. As a result, private enterprises have not been able to respond quickly enough.
While private enterprise is being blamed, says the
Korean Translation worker, Private enterprises were told that if Obama was elected and his stimulus package had passed then employment would not reach 8-percent. Unfortunately, Obamas plans have passed and unemployment has skyrocketed under Obama. We simply cant keep up with the disastrous economic policy. said one industry spokesperson. This is why many of those eligible are not receiving food stamps. In addition to wrongfully blaming private enterprise, the administration has also recommended that states enlist the help of non-profit organizations to handle claims. Unfortunately, America has already received a bitter taste of the help that ACORN provides to states.
