Letter: Food stamps are not only form of farm bill fraudAmarillo.comThe editorial (Editorial: Food stamps need greater oversight, June 20, amarillo.com) follows the usual slant of criticizing anything that benefits anyone but the top 1 percent. Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack said the percent of error in crop … More: continued …
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Read More »Food stamps used in more efficient ways – Amarillo.com
Food stamps used in more efficient waysAmarillo.comCongress is in an uproar over the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, commonly known as food stamps. In the past half-decade, mostly because of the recession, enrollment grew to 21.1 million U.S. households — encompassing one-seventh of the …Food stamp program needs serious review, reformIowa City …
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