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KNPR Editorial: Forget restrictions on food stampsGreenville NewsBut would limiting what people can buy at the grocery store with their food stamps make poorer South Carolinians healthier, or would it just make politicians feel good about themselves because they've taken such action? And would putting restrictions …The Most Important Thing …

(Reuters) The Wall Street Journal is out with a long article today exploring why the number of Americans on food stamps isn’t falling along with the unemployment rate. As of December there were 47.8 million … More: continued here

KNPR Forget restrictions on food stampsGreenville NewsBut would limiting what people can buy at the grocery store with their food stamps make poorer South Carolinians healthier, or would it just make politicians feel good about themselves because they've taken such action? And would putting restrictions …Economy Rebounding, but Record Number …

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More people than ever are on food stamps , but sometimes that help isn’t used for the heathiest of foods. More: continued here

Trial set in food stamps fraud caseSunHerald.comJACKSON, Miss. — A federal judge has scheduled an April 22 trial for a man facing six counts of food stamp fraud. Stanley Jones is accused of lying on food stamp applications in 2008 by representing that nobody in his household had been convicted …

KNPR Should Food Stamps Only Pay For 'Good' Food?KNPRIn a little-noticed amendment to the Senate Democrats' budget, Oklahoma Republican Senator Tom Coburn tucked in an amendment that would force the government to limit what people can buy with food stamps: No ice cream, no soda and no snacks. More: continued …

ThinkProgress WSJ: Food Stamps Swell as Economy ImprovesThe Weekly Standard (blog)In an article titled, "Use of Food Stamps Swells Even as Economy Improves," the Wall Street Journal reports that "The financial crisis is over and the recession ended in 2009. But one of the federal government's biggest social welfare programs, …

ThinkProgress Economy Rebounding, but Record Number Still on Food StampsNewsmax.comLast year, the government spent a record $74.6 billion on food stamps, roughly equivalent to the combined budgets of the Homeland Security, Justice, and Interior departments, according to the Journal. That was more than double the $30.4 billion spent …The Most …