Prostitution for the price of a Happy Meal: Consequences of Food Stamp bans

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6. The family still doesn't have enough money to eat

It isn't like the mom can just not eat. Giving food stamps to the kids but not the mom reduces how much money there is for the family to eat. She has to eat or she can't take care of them.

Edited to add link: http://americaswire.org/drupal7/?q=content/food-stamp-bans-under-review-many-states-seek-prison-savings

“This ban disproportionately affects women and children, by far the overwhelming proportion of recipients of such benefits,” Mauer said at the hearing. “The impact of the ban means that a woman returning home from prison who may gain temporary employment but is then laid off during a recession is left with no safety net. And further, children are essentially punished for the acts of their parents.”

Although children of felons remain eligible to receive public assistance, restrictions for felons mean that benefits decline for an entire household.

“It’s unrealistic to think that the restriction will only reduce the quality of life of the parent while maintaining the rest of the family’s overall level of comfort,” Farid says.