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A BOOK of stamps may only cost a couple of dollars, but for some esteemed collectors purchasing a solitary stamp the price tag can extend into the four figures. More: continued here

Food stamps cut from $500 to $16 for single mother of 4KHOUCHARLOTTE, NC – Families count on every penny they get from the federal food stamp program, changes to the program mean reductions in household budgets, but not many are like the one found in west Charlotte. We are digging …

Food stamps cut — 24 percent in county receive assistanceJournal TimesRACINE COUNTY — A reduction in federal food stamp funding that began Friday will affect almost a quarter of Racine County residents, potentially making it harder for more than 46,000 low-income residents to put food on the table. A temporary …

NewsBusters (blog) As Food Stamp Spending Soars, NBC Despairs Recipients Can't Afford …NewsBusters (blog)Spending on the Supplemental Nutritional Assistance Program (SNAP), aka “food stamps,” will increase “over the next decade by 57 percent,” as the number of Americans on the program has doubled under Obama, yet NBC focused on the …

Made in Jersey: S&H Green Stamps – in the sixties, Americans were stuck on themThe Star-Ledger – NJ.comThey made their money by selling the stamps and redemption books to retailers, then accepting the stamps in exchange for products from S&H catalogs at their redemption centers, which numbered 600 nationwide by …

McClatchy Washington Bureau Miami Herald: This is not the time to cut food stamp eligibilitySalt Lake TribuneMembers of the U.S. House and Senate are meeting to reconcile disparate farm bills. The prospects are not pretty. Though the bills are similar in most respects, food stamps have become the focal point …

Food stamp benefits cut goes into effect, but some want even deeper trimMinnesota Public RadioST. PAUL, Minn. — Minnesotans who receive food stamps are about to receive less money each month for groceries. A temporary boost to the federal Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program passed by Congress as part of the …

Washington Post Food stamp cuts will hurt families still trying to recover from recession …Washington PostAbout 47 million Americans who rely on food stamps for their meals will have to get by on less after their benefits were cut Friday. “The impoverished are forced to eat junk if we want …

Food stamp cuts force families to get by with lessPBS NewsHourCuts to the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program mean that the more than 47 million food stamp recipients will now receive less money each month to buy groceries. To examine the issue, Jeffrey Brown speaks with Ellen Teller of the Food …

Food stamps cut — 24 percent in county receive assistanceJournal TimesRACINE COUNTY — A reduction in federal food stamp funding that began Friday will affect almost a quarter of Racine County residents, potentially making it harder for more than 46,000 low-income residents to put food on the table. A temporary …