How Techies Rescued Food Stamps (wired.com)

New submitter rgh02 writes: There is an endless variety of apps designed to manage life for the upper middle class, but most low-income Americans don't benefit from the same time-saving hacks. Thanks to new trends in civic technology, that's beginning to change. The 43 million Americans depending on food stamps are seeing the introduction of apps like Propel's Fresh EBT, which allows users to check balances, track deals, and organize budgets accordingly. And Propel is only one of several companies looking to disrupt outdated social programs, Tonya Riley reports at Backchannel. But the Trump administration, with its hiring freezes and budget cuts, poses threats to these advancements. Riley dives deep into the progress that's been made and how companies are navigating these obstacles.

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Re:The key with businessmen like Trump

[computational super]

You want to kick people when they are down, which is shit behavior.

So, Mr. High-and-mighty, how much of your own money and time do you voluntarily donate to the "needy"? Or is that just for other people to do, and you to do the bare minimum that the government forces you through wealth redistribution schemes?