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Vital Signs: Food stamps for soda?
Madison.com Should people be able to use food stamps to buy soda? That question has been clogging blogs across the country ever since the New York Times reported last … |
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Nearly half of those eligible for food stamps refuse benefitsLos Angeles Daily NewsAnd yet, when a volunteer grabbed a microphone to ask the hungry crowd, "Who wants to apply for food stamps?" no one raised a hand. The scene captured the dilemma of the county Department of Public Social Services, which has struggled to boost …and…
Taunton residents unsuccessful in selling food stamps for cashTaunton Daily GazetteAs it turned out, it was more of a minor disagreement among three people whose plan to sell food stamps for cash was thwarted when nobody was buying, according to police. “Their big plan was to go Brockton and sell their EBT cards,” said Sgt….
In Texas, about 11 percent of the population is on food stamps, and the demand for government assistance has gone up significantly in just a few months. More: continued here
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