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Opinion: SNAP work rules sound tough, but exemptions are generous

Associated Press File Photo/Allison Dinner / Jaqueline Benitez, who depends on California's SNAP benefits to help pay for food, shops for groceries at a supermarket in Bellflower, California, on Monday, Feb. 13, 2023.
Associated Press File Photo/Allison Dinner / Jaqueline Benitez, who depends on California's SNAP benefits to help pay for food, shops for groceries at a supermarket in Bellflower, California, on Monday, Feb. 13, 2023. Associated Press File Photo/Allison Dinner / Jaqueline Benitez, who depends on California's SNAP benefits to help pay for food, shops for groceries at a supermarket in Bellflower, California, on Monday, Feb. 13, 2023.

By Clint Cooper 4 min read

When congressional Republicans passed The One Big Beautiful Bill Act earlier this year, the hue and cry about thousands being plunged into dire hunger made headlines in national media.

Among them:

› “It takes food from the mouths of hungry people.”

› “The proposal would deprive millions of Americans of … food.”

› “[It] will have ugly consequences for hunger in America.”