Bachmann's claim that 70 percent of food stamps go to 'bureaucrats'Washington Post (blog)So $3 in food stamps for the needy, $7 in salaries and pensions for the bureaucrats who are supposed to be taking care of the poor. So with all due respect, I ask you, how does this show that our president cares about…
“Here’s the truth that the president won’t tell you. Of every dollar that you hold in your hands, 70 cents of that dollar that’s supposed to go to the poor doesn’t. It actually goes to benefit the bureaucrats in Washington, D.C. — 70 cents on the dollar. That’s how the president’s caring works in practice….
urbanmilwaukee Thousands Could Lose Food Stamps Under Walker ProposalurbanmilwaukeeThousands of Milwaukee residents living in poverty may be required to participate in a job-training program to receive food stamps if a proposal by Gov. Scott Walker is approved as part of the upcoming state budget. In his 2013-15 biennial budget … More: continued here
Wildlife artists submit entries for stampsToledo BladeThe selection of Maumee Bay as the host site for the Duck Stamp Competition, which will determine the design for the 2014-15 Federal Duck Stamp, puts the event in close proximity to the Lake Erie marshes, a home or stopover point for thousands of ducks …Judging for Delaware Waterfowl,…
State lawmaker wants healthier use of food stampsThe Sheboygan PressDean Kaufert, a Republican from Neenah, would cut the use of food stamps on junk food. In other words, for people in FoodShare, the state's nutrition assistance program, it's out with the Cheetos, Coca-Cola and Suzy Qs and in with the leafy produce.Healthier Food Options for…
Healthier Food Options for Those Using Food StampsWMTV(AP) — A Wisconsin state lawmaker has a plan to get food stamp users to eat healthier — whether they want to or not. The proposal's author, Republican Rep. Dean Kaufert, said he wants people to spend more of their aid on foods with more nutritional …Legislator proposes…
Why should food stamps pay for junk food?Washington PostKudos to The Post's Eli Saslow for a vivid story in Sunday's paper about the burgeoning federal Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) and its impact on struggling Woonsocket, R.I. Because of the 2008-09 recession and new eligibility rules, …and more » More: continued here
KpopStarz Stan Tiner: Raise your glass to Harry StampsMcClatchy Washington BureauAnd so it was when Harry Weathersby Stamps of Long Beach, Miss., died Saturday, his daughter Amanda Lewis of Dallas found herself writing the obituary for her beloved father on the road back to Mississippi. The obituary, edited by her sister Alison …Daughter's Obit For…
What Are Animal Food Stamps?BlissTreeMarc Okon launched Animal Food Stamps in February after realizing how many people were making this terrible choice each day, including a friend of his who admitted that sometimes she fed her cat and went hungry. ”She told me she sometimes feeds her … More: continued here
Daily Caller Dems preserve US-Mexico food stamp'partnership,' while USDA prepares for …Fox NewsBut while the administration prepares to take that step, it continues to pursue a "partnership" with the Mexican government to "raise awareness" about food stamps among immigrants from that country. When a top Senate Republican proposed cutting off …Sessions presses USDA for more…