Politico Reforming Food Stamps, Yet Coddling Millionaires?PoliticoHowever, in this farm bill conference, it seems some members want to reduce food stamps while reopening loopholes for multi-million-dollar farming entities. There's bipartisan agreement that the food-stamp program needs reform, but how can we save …and more » More: continued here
Food Stamps Fund Left-Wing MediaAmerican ThinkerSpecifically, the extremist, George Soros-funded rag that published the story of Romney's ill-received "47 percent" comments is counseling its interns to apply for taxpayer-funded food stamps so they can survive their voluntary servitude in ultra …and more » More: continued here
NPR (blog) Loophole Or Workaround? (Food Stamp Edition)NPR (blog)In the debate over whether to cut the food stamp program, members of Congress are looking at two pretty arcane provisions in the law. People who want to cut food stamps call the provisions loopholes. People who don't want to cut food stamps say they're …and more » More:…
Loophole means Royal Mail do not have to meet next day targets during December More: continued here
Lehigh Acres Citizen Postage stamps for the email generationChicago TribuneIf you're preparing to send out hundreds of holiday greetings in a single email blast, you probably missed the dust-up between the philatelists and the marketing department over the U.S. Postal Service's new Harry Potter stamps. Last month, the post …Postal News: USPS announces release of…
Republican lawmakers are more likely to have constituents who get nutrition assistance, our interactive map shows More: continued here
Media Matters for America (blog) Oregon is especially hard hit by food stamp cutsUSA TODAYA temporary boost to food stamps— formally, the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program — ended Nov. 1. That means about $40 less each month to feed a family of four. The average eligible household in Oregon received food stamps worth $235 a …Limbaugh…
A brewing debate over stampsChicago TribuneWASHINGTON — The U.S. Postal Service's inspector general is seeking public opinion about the recently released Harry Potter stamps as a test of how Americans feel about a new commercial direction for postage. Inspector General David Williams is asking …and more » More: continued here
GOP Proven 100% Wrong About Food StampsAlterNetHilary Hoynes is a University of California at Berkeley economist who wrote a particularly notable paper last year. Instead of increasing dependency, as conservative critics have repeatedly claimed, Hoyen's paper showed that, for mothers, food stamp…and more » More: continued here
GOP debunked on food stamps: Everything they say about SNAP is wrongSalonHilary Hoynes is a University of California at Berkeley economist who wrote a particularly notable paper last year. Instead of increasing dependency, as conservative critics have repeatedly claimed, Hoyen's paper showed that, for women at least, food …and more » More: continued here