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Mother Jones CHARTS: The Hidden Benefits of Food StampsMother JonesIn September, just two days after a Census Bureau report showed that food stamps helped keep 4 million Americans out of poverty last year, the US House of Representatives approved a $39 billion cut to the program (known as the Supplemental …
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Christian Science Monitor McDonald's helpline to employee: Go on food stamps.Christian Science MonitorThe protest movement for higher wages for fast food workers has been simmering for several months now, in the form of employee walkouts and street rallies in several major US cities. Now, advocates have zeroed in on another …
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