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Michael Hiltzik: Trump finalizes a new attack on food stamp recipients

The time has come to put the question bluntly: What does President Donald Trump have against food stamp recipients?

The issue arises from the administration's newest initiative to throw people off the food stamp rolls, made final on Wednesday. It's a rule aimed at tightening the work requirements for adult food stamp applicants without children; the administration estimates that it will pare the number of recipients by almost 700,000.

Under current rules, childless adults are limited to three months of benefits within any 36-month period unless they work at least 20 hours a week. The government has

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