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Food Stamps, Take 2: Market Forces
Epicurious (blog) One thing that commenters touched on is that pressure from Big Food is one reason soda was ever even approved for food stamps. But it's worse: Our tax … Should food stamps be used to buy sugary drinks? Food stamps and sugary soda Bloggers weigh in on NYC's no soda for food stamps |
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Postal dept to release stamp on skin donation dayHindustan TimesThe postal department will release a special cover and a cancellation stamp on skin donation to create awareness for the cause. … More: continued here
Maine Governor Wants to Take the Junk Food Out of Food StampsThe Daily MealCurrent White House policy protects student lunches from such junk food, but not (equally dependent) people on food stamps. LePage claims that this is a bone that the White House has thrown to the junk food industry: Taxpayers will pay them to…
CNET Mario stamps will make you want to mail a letter from JapanCNETStarting Wednesday, Rocket News 24 reports, Japan Post will be selling these awesome Super Mario stamps, which feature Mario and Luigi, Princess Peach and Toad, all engaging in mail-related activities. Mario punches a letter out of a block and mails it …and more »…
Wall Street Journal After Forever Stamps, Why Not Forever iPhones and Corn?Wall Street JournalInvestors prescient enough to buy Forever Stamps when they first went on the market in 2007 are now crowing: The ailing U.S. Postal Service wants to jack up the price of a first-class stamp yet again, from 49 to 50 cents. Anyone…
Federal food stamp cuts to hit 250K Utah residentsThe San Luis Obispo TribuneSALT LAKE CITY — About 250,000 Utah residents relying on food stamps will see their monthly benefits shrink in November unless Congress intervenes. Congress increased the benefits by about 13 percent in 2009 as part of the federal stimulus law, but … More:…
Czech Lambert Krejcir's stamp collection sold for 13.65 millionCzech Happenings, Czech Republic –3 hours agoPrague- The collection of postage stamps that was owned by missing businessman Lambert Krejcir, father of fugitive Radovan Krejcir, fetched 13.65 million … More: continued here