Civil Beats: Hawaii has been a welfare states for decades, smart kids don’t stay. It is the playground only for the riches and the politically connected. Why Are More People Than Ever Receiving Food Stamps In Hawaii?

Civil Beats: Hawaii has been a welfare states for decades, smart kids don’t stay. It is the playground only for the riches and the politically connected. Why Are More People Than Ever Receiving Food Stamps In Hawaii? 夏威夷州幾十年來一直是要美國聯邦政府救濟的州, 聰明和有能力的孩子不會留下來. 它只是富人和政治黑金核心家族的遊樂場. 為什麼在夏威夷收到救援食物券的人比以往任何時候都多？ By Anita Hofschneider 7-25-21

Hawaii’s falling unemployment rate from pandemic highs has done little to stem the demand for food stamps.

More than 200,000 people are receiving food stamps in Hawaii. The high enrollment in the food stamp program is part of a broader swelling of public services to help support those who have struggled during the pandemic.

However, food stamp participation could drop now that the federal rules requiring states and counties to ensure that people who are enrolled are actually eligible went back into place on July 1.