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'''Food stamps''' are part of a federal government program (Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program or SNAP), run by the [[Department of Agriculture]] (USDA). Food stamps are intended to help low-income individuals and families supplement their [[nutrition]]al budgets. However, they are often abused by those unwilling to work. This can be illustrated in the case when the state of [[Georgia]] added a work requirement to its food stamp program and thousands of people stopped using the program,<ref>Rodriguez, Katherine (May 25, 2017). [http://www.breitbart.com/big-government/2017/05/25/thousands-drop-off-food-stamp-rolls-georgia-state-implements-work-requirements/ Thousands Drop off Food Stamp Rolls in Georgia After State Implements Work Requirements]. ''Breitbart News''. Retrieved May 26, 2017.</ref> or in the 13 counties in [[Alabama]] that reinstated work requirements and saw an 85% decrease in food stamps.<ref>Rodriguez, Katherine (June 6, 2017). [http://www.breitbart.com/big-government/2017/06/06/thirteen-alabama-counties-showed-85-percent-decrease-in-food-stamp-enrollment-after-work-requirements-were-reinstated/ 13 Alabama Counties Showed 85% Decrease in Food Stamps After Work Requirements Were Reinstated]. ''Breitbart News''. Retrieved June 7, 2017.</ref> States that added work requirements to their food stamp programs saw drops in the number of people using them.<ref>Hickey, Jennifer G. (July 4, 2017). [http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2017/07/04/food-stamp-rolls-plummet-in-states-that-restore-work-requirements.html Food stamp rolls plummet in states that restore work requirements]. ''Fox News''. Retrieved July 4, 2017.</ref> In 2017, [[Tennessee]] also reinstated its work requirements for food stamp recipients without disabilities.<ref>Rodriquez, Katherine (September 19, 2017). [http://www.breitbart.com/big-government/2017/09/19/tennessee-reinstates-work-requirements-able-bodied-food-stamp-recipients/ Tennessee Reinstates Work Requirements for Able-Bodied Food Stamp Recipients]. ''Breitbart News''. Retrieved September 19, 2017.</ref>