Veterans face losing food stamp benefits! What are your thoughts?

I think we need more information on who those 60k vets are. How old are they? When did they serve? Do they suffer from PTSD or service related injuries? It's easy to say "there are jobs!" but there may be reasons many of those 60k vets can't get a job that pays enough to get them off of assistance or access to training programs. "Veteran" is a big category.

Here's a mere perspective for the unskilled (uneducated) category of veterans: actually being a veteran is actually of little help in this category. All of the old problems still very much exist: employers not understanding or all-out ignoring qualifications and experience earned in service; lack of tangible civilian experience. Not to mention the big problem EVERYONE faces, namely flooded job markets. Per job opening there seem to be hundreds of applicants. I learned this from speaking with employers and managers in my small (relatively) community. And I am talking about very-low wage service industry type jobs. Not to mention the ebbs in service industry as a whole has a real effect on available payroll for these worker, some of whom have there hours reduced drastically (4 hours per week to avoid laying me off, as a personal example).

Just a perspective from someone who's fought (and still fights) that low-income battle for survival.

Time to go to school (ha, right).

As a side not, I myself have never received government assistance, though I have visited a food bank or two. And no, I'm not living above my means. I had no means at the time.

It shouldn't be taken away for those who qualify & need it... period.