House Speaker Paul Ryan

If there’s one thing all factions of the Republican Party can agree on, it’s starving the poors. That agenda is on, full steam ahead, despite House Speaker Paul Ryan’s intermittent efforts to convince reporters he cares about poverty. And as usual, the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program is on the chopping block, because why not literally starve the poors? Republicans are reportedly looking at $23 billion in food stamp cuts, and a specific cut being discussed is worth noting:

The proposed changes in the food stamp, or Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, include the end of waivers that allow some adults to receive assistance for a limited amount of time, while they are in school, or training for a job.

Republicans: People should stand on their own two feet! They should go back to school or train for a new, better job! Now quick, let’s cut the aid that would keep them from passing out from hunger during classes or while training for that job. And of course, let’s oppose a minimum wage increase that would make jobs pay enough that people didn’t need SNAP to begin with, and let’s oppose any meaningful job creation bills, so that people are training for jobs that don’t exist …