Food Stamp Use on the Rise – Wall Street Journal (blog)

Food Stamp Use on the RiseWall Street Journal (blog)Food-stamp use jumped in the US in September as 11 states tapped into the program for disaster assistance. Food stamp rolls have risen 7.8% in the past year, the Department of Agriculture reported, though the pace of growth has slowed from … …

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Why You Should Care About an Internet Sales Tax – PCWorld

Digitaltrends.com Why You Should Care About an Internet Sales TaxPCWorldA proposed law that would make small online retailers pay taxes on Internet-based sales is meeting opposition from eBay and being supported by Amazon, both of which spoke before Congress last week. Larger retailers have been …Amazon and eBay battle in …

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Gingrich Calls Obama ‘Food Stamp President’ – The Root

The Star-Ledger – NJ.com Gingrich Calls Obama 'Food Stamp President'The RootHe recently proclaimed Barack Obama "the most successful food stamp president in history." What does that even mean? Sure the number of food stamp recipients has soared during the economic downturn, the Chigago Tribune reports. But if "most successful" …Gingrich …

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Woman denied food stamps kills self, shoots children

SAN ANTONIO (Reuters) – A woman in the border city of Laredo, Texas who was angry because she had been denied food stamps killed herself and shot and critically wounded her two children late on Monday, authorities said on Tuesday. The 38-year-old woman entered the Texas Health and Human Services …

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Netflix Prepared for Post Office Slowdown

Image via Wikipedia Netflix (NFLX) would seem like the most likely loser in cuts to the U.S. Postal Service. But for all the company’s stumbles, it has at least minimized its reliance on the post office (purposely or by accident) in recent months. The video rental giant lost about 9 …

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Netflix Prepared for Post Office Slowdown – Forbes

Portfolio.com Netflix Prepared for Post Office SlowdownForbesNetflix (NFLX) would seem like the most likely loser in cuts to the US Postal Service. But for all the company's stumbles, it has at least minimized its reliance on the post office (purposely or by accident) in recent months. …Time to Stop Dumping …

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