Food stamps feed one in five children in the United States, and the Republicans, led by Catholic Republican Congressman and former vice presidential candidate Paul Ryan, his former presidential running mate, Mitt Romney, and Catholic Republican House Speaker John Boehner want to decimate the food stamps program with immoral and inhumane budget cuts.
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Record high households on food stamps in IllinoisKFVSILLINOIS (KFVS) – Nationally, more than 47 million Americans receive food stamps. The number of Illinoisans becoming dependent on the program has reached an all time high. New data released by the Illinois Department of Human Services shows more … More: continued here
CHESTERFIELD, VA (WWBT) – It’s often the last option for families. Hundreds of Chesterfield residents are now lining up for food stamps. At Chesterfield’s Department of Social Services, the case load is stacking up. More: continued here
Regime Wants Talking Shopping Carts to Tell Food Stamp Recipients What to EatRushLimbaugh.com (subscription)RUSH: The government wants to establish talking shopping carts so that food stamp recipients will be directed to healthier foods in the grocery store. And if they end up buying the government-approved amount of healthy foods, they could win free movie … More:…
Daily Mail Food stamp millionaire: Lottery winner defends right to eat on taxpayer's dimeExaminer.comNot what you expect to hear from the winner of a $2 million lottery; but this morning, Leroy Fick, dubbed the Food Stamps Millionaire, went on Fox & Friends to defend his right to keep asking the taxpayers to pay for his…
Ever since Congress passed the Food Stamp Act nearly a half century ago, that federal hunger-relief program has periodically become a political target. Over the past decade, the nation's food stamp program has more than doubled in size. This year, the program has become a part of the presidential contest. More: continued here
DES boosts efforts to keep fugitive felons from getting food stampsArizona RepublicThough benefits to fugitives might be a small portion of the state's food-stamp allotment, errors in rewarding SNAP benefits, whether accidental or … More: continued here