SB776 allows an individual with a felony drug trafficking conviction to receive temporary cash and food assistance benefits if they are determined to be a “victim of human trafficking.”
The Senate passed SB776 on February 29, 2024, by a vote of 35 to 0. We have assigned minuses to the yeas because providing cash or food assistance, especially to convicted felons, is not the role of government. Justice, rather than charity, is the duty of government, and taxation in the name of “social welfare” is neither just nor charitable. So-called “public assistance” programs rely on the unconstitutional and discriminatory use of federal and state taxpayer money on behalf of some citizens (particularly those who have little or no tax liability) at the expense of others, resulting in more debt, dependency, and poverty. Temporary Cash Assistance (TCA) and the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) are not authorized under Article I, Section 8, of the U.S. Constitution.