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Can you enjoy steak on a tight budget?Janesville Gazette (blog)This reader complained about seeing a shopper buying steak with food stamps. The caller suggested that someone relying on food stamps shouldn't be taking advantage of this government assistance to buy such expensive meat. Other callers concurred. More: continued here
GIMBY (blog) Food stamps buy up to $2.1 billion a year in sugary drinks, study saysLos Angeles TimesIt used data from supermarket loyalty cards to identify the purchase patterns of grocery shoppers enrolled in WIC (the Women, Infants and Children federal food program), many of whom were also enrolled in SNAP, the federal food stamp…
They don't even have the iPhone 5 in their hands yet, but already some people have taken to EBay to sell the highly sought device at hiked prices. More: continued here
Daily Yonder Tuesday Roundup: No Post Office BillDaily YonderRussell E. Train, the Republican who helped create the Environmental Protection Agency. Train died this week at his ranch in Bozman, Montana. There will be no Postal Service reform bill passed before the November election, reports The Hill. The reason …and more » More: continued here
The federal food assistance program SNAP pays $1.7 billion to $2.1 billion for purchases of sugar-sweetened beverages every year, a new study has found. More: continued here
EcommerceBytes eBay Acknowledges API Listing GlitchEcommerceByteseBay used its Systems Announcement Board to acknowledge a glitch with its API. The company rarely uses its Systems board other than to announce its weekly maintenance schedule – the report is available on this page. eBay wrote, "Previously some … More: continued here
Postal Service Conducting Survey About BloomsdaleSte. Genevieve HeraldPlans to reduce the hours of operation for the Bloomsdale Post Office were announced last May. The proposed reduction will take the office from eight to six hours per day for retail service, while in 2011 the hours already had been reduced to seven … More: continued here
IPhone 5 selling on EBay for more than $1000Los Angeles TimesThe iPhone 5 has started showing up on EBay, and some units are selling for insane amounts, including one 64 GB model that is currently going for $9,901. It has more than 30 bids already. Apple is selling the model for $399 with a two-year…
GIMBY (blog) Benefit Expansion Responsible for Food Stamp GrowthNewsMax.comA new study finds that three years after the end of the recession, 47 million Americans are using the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, previously known as food stamps, a figure representing 15 percent of the population. The study concludes …Food stamps mean big bucks for makers of…