Straining family resources like this is no way to run a country. Even if you work, you might not eat.

Families brace as billions in food stamp cuts set in

nbcnews.com

“Needy Americans who receive food stamps through the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program are expected to suffer an average loss of $36 a month from a $275.13 per household benefit. There are a near-record 47.6 million Americans, representing 23.1 million households, on the program. The cost of the program will hit $63.4 billion in 2013.”

$63B is a drop in the bucket to at least provide food to people to keep them healthy enough to survive day by day.

And most SNAP allotments don’t last all month, esp if you want to eat fresh fruits, vegetables, meat & fish, shopping around the perimeter of a supermarket and avoiding the inner aisles.