With more and more people becoming unemployed and applying for the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP), it is critical to understand the benefits and problems this causes. Even as I researched this topic and talked about it with some of my family and friends, I was surprised by how many people don't understand food stamps. From the SNAP website, “Food stamps provide nutrition assistance to millions of eligible low-income individuals and families and provide economic benefits to communities” (United States). This program helps millions of people every year and donates over $75 billion and growing. With food prices rising due to inflation, beneficiaries receive a maximum of about $400 a month. Using electronic benefit transfer (EBT) systems, beneficiaries can purchase goods from a grocery store using a credit card-like transaction, which takes money off their card. Benefits are received monthly on a specific date and vary in amounts from person to person. One family may receive $300 a month because they have three children and need extra money, while another may receive $100 or less depending on their financial situation. The application process includes completing and submitting an application form, being interviewed and verifying crucial facts to determine eligibility. In the past, these apps did not require drug screening to obtain benefits, but more states are adopting it. There are also many disadvantages to SNAP, such as taking money out of workers' paychecks every week and people abusing the system. Since this is a very opinionated topic, we need to eliminate bias and answer whether or not the Food Stamp system should be limited. I've started my... middle of paper......t, which I think might save me in a future related topic. Works cited "Food Assistance: Computerized Information Matching Could Reduce Fraud and Abuse in the Food Stamp Program": T-RCED-98-254." GAO Reports (1998): 1. MasterFILE Premier. Network. March 31, 2014 . Montgomery, Andrew. “Five Reasons Why Food Stamps Work Well.” NP, nd Web. 2 April 2014. Philpott, Tom. “Let them eat junk food.” Mother Jones 39.2 (2014): 68. OmniFile Full text Mega (H.W. Wilson). April 2, 2014. Sheffield, Rachel and T. Elliot Gaiser. "Foundry Conservative Politics News from the Heritage Foundation. Np, nd Web. March 31, 2014."Top 10 Reasons Why Food Stamps Need to Be reformed." FreedomWorks. Np, nd Web. April 1, 2014. United States. USDA. “Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP).” Network. March 6 2014