Higher Cigarette Taxes = More People on Food Stamps? – Reason (blog)

Reason (blog) Higher Cigarette Taxes = More People on Food Stamps?Reason (blog)Two Cornell University economists have just published a working paper, Behavioral Responses to Taxation: Cigarette Taxes and Food Stamp Take-Up" that finds that many poor cigarette smokers compensate for cigarette tax hikes by applying for the … More: continued here

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Fewer Americans receiving food stamps – USA TODAY

USA TODAY Fewer Americans receiving food stampsUSA TODAYIn a further sign of the improving economy, the number of Americans receiving food stamps fell below 46 million people for the first time in more than three years. As of February 2015, the most recent month available, 45.7 million people are receiving …

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Pommer describes changes to food stamp program – hngnews.com

hngnews.com Pommer describes changes to food stamp programhngnews.comIn order to receive food-stamp public assistance, able-bodied adults across Wisconsin from age 18 to 49 who have no children will soon be facing work or job-training requirements. Their food-stamp benefits will be limited to three months unless they … More: continued here

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Post Office Dedicated to Fallen Officer – WILX-TV

WILX-TV Post Office Dedicated to Fallen OfficerWILX-TVFrom now on when you walk into the post office in downtown Jackson, you'll be walking into the Officer James Bonneau memorial Post Office, in memory of the 26-year-old who died in the line of duty five years ago. "I thought a suitable way …

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