Daily Beast The Phony Food-Stamp ScareDaily BeastThere are a few things you should know about the politics of food stamps—and that no House GOP member will tell you. First, the only time food-stamp usage fell in recent memory was under a Democrat. Second, food stamps, by design, rose massively …For …
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