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Liberalism (socialism) is on the march. Step aside we're building a better world.Government shows increase of 700,000 food stamp recipients in a single month.
March 5, 2009: 4:00 PM ET
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -- A record 31.8 million Americans received food stamps at the latest count, an increase of 700,000 people in one month with the United States in recession, government figures showed Thursday.
Food stamps, which help poor people buy groceries, are the major U.S. anti-hunger program, forecast to cost at least $51 billion in this fiscal year ending Sept. 30, up $10 billion from fiscal 2008.
"A weakened economy means that many more individuals are turning to SNAP/food stamps," said the Food Research and Action Center. Last summer food stamps were renamed the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, or SNAP.
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The average food stamp benefit is $115 a month for individuals and $255 a month per household.
Enrollment for food stamps in December was up 2.2% from the previous month with increases in all but three states. Ohio had the largest increase among large states, up 3.4%, to 1.26 million people. Texas had the largest enrollment, 3.05 million, up 1.8%.
The previous record for food stamp enrollment was 31.6 million last September, which included "disaster" stamps for states hit by hurricanes and floods.
If the greedy conservatives on wall street would stop shipping jobs out of the country, this might not be happening....:2razz:
says the "moderate"....:2razz:
If the greedy conservatives on wall street would stop shipping jobs out of the country, this might not be happening....:2razz:
are you suggesting that keeping jobs here is a liberal posltion? Let me guess, most of your income is from Wall street and you don't care about American jobs as long as your capital gains are taxed at only 15%.....
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Liberalism (socialism) is on the march. Step aside we're building a better world.
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Liberalism (socialism) is on the march. Step aside we're building a better world.
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Liberalism (socialism) is on the march. Step aside we're building a better world.
Ok, so an economic crisis increases the numbers of Americans living in poverty, and because of that more people are applying for food stamps.
The alternative of course would be just for them to go without food. Is that what you are advocating?
Besides, food stamps is a farm subsidy more than anything else.
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Liberalism (socialism) is on the march. Step aside we're building a better world.
I just find it funny you think wall street traders are shipping jobs overseas. :lol::lol::lol::lol:
are you suggesting that keeping jobs here is a liberal posltion? Let me guess, most of your income is from Wall street and you don't care about American jobs as long as your capital gains are taxed at only 15%.....
Ok, so an economic crisis increases the numbers of Americans living in poverty, and because of that more people are applying for food stamps.
The alternative of course would be just for them to go without food. Is that what you are advocating?
Besides, food stamps is a farm subsidy more than anything else.
Some food (no pun intended) for thought:
Businesses, police fight food stamp trafficking | mndaily.com - Serving the University of Minnesota Since 1900
Well it would certainly be a travesty for millions of people to begin to starve in the United States.
Typical Republican BS....blame Liberals for the results that their failed policies created. Is anyone surprised?
That is a red herring if there ever was one.
People would not starve, I can't believe I have to say this. :doh
There ARE people who legitimately need the help food stamps provides. However, it is also true that there are others to use their food stamps to purchase things like lobster and chocolate cake.
I know this.
On the other hand there are a huge amount of people who can work and buy their own food but refuse to because there is not maximum on drawing food stamps.
They are government benefit lifers.
If the greedy conservatives on wall street would stop shipping jobs out of the country, this might not be happening....:2razz:
What socialist agenda caused 31.8 million people to be on food stamps? OR are you arguing that socialism is on the March because the country is allowing 31.8 million people to be on food stamps?
Capitalism is to blame for all this.. Thats what got out of hand, peoples greed.. In the end everything just wasnt sustainable and now capitalism has to beg socialism to be able to survive.
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