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US food stamp list tops 34 million for first time

Submitted by bco2rgr | 4 months ago

Forbes - WASHINGTON (Reuters) - For the first time, more than 34 million Americans received food stamps, which help poor people buy groceries, government figures said on Thursday, a sign of the longest and one of the deepest recessions since the Great Depression.

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lawandorder (Republican) - 4 months ago

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First let me preface this rant by stating that I know there are people out there who need this progr … Show full comment

Not only do they have more than one TV, they have ipods, cell phones with all the extras, Wii, XBOX . . . and let's not forget beer and cigarettes. Last time I checked, none of the foregoing were necessities.

Also, I have known countless women who receive not only food stamps, but DSHS income, child support and other subsidies, but have an able-bodied, live-in partner who they conveniently don't disclose on their applications.

Excellent post.

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bco2rgr (Republican) - 4 months ago

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PEEP WHEN ALL SAID IN DONE IN THIS MOMENT THIS IS WHAT YOU CALL HEARD TIMES AND THERE IS NOTHING WE … Show full comment

What did he say?

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HUDDINI (Democratic) - 4 months ago

PEEP WHEN ALL SAID IN DONE IN THIS MOMENT THIS IS WHAT YOU CALL HEARD TIMES AND THERE IS NOTHING WE CAN DO TO STOP THE BLEEDING RIGHT AT THIS MOMENT AND LETS KEEP IT REAL NOW YOUR BOY BUSH JUST LEFT THE WHITE HOUSE OUT THE BACK DOOR PERIOD GIVE MY GUY SOME TIME PEOPLE ITS NOT BEEN A YEAR YET GEEZZZZZZ!!!!!!!! THIS GAME IS WHAT YOU CALL TAKE WHAT THE DEFENCE GIVE YOU AND RIGHT NOW WE AT THE 20 AND WITH 2AND AND 8 BACK UP IN BUSH ENDZONE SO THAT IS A MAN WITH A PLAN DOE!!!!!

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Patriot Watch (Independent) - 4 months ago

this will grow to at least 75 million. Why? Because Obama is doing nothing to change the current economy. Actually EVERYTHING he is doing is crushing the economy but liberals do not know any better

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bco2rgr (Republican) - 4 months ago

First let me preface this rant by stating that I know there are people out there who need this program and are truly poor.

That being said I actually wonder how the government runs this program and checks the actual need of these folks claiming that they need food stamps. I mean with congress raising the amount of money you can make and still get food stamps which I disagree with completely.

How many of these folks have more than one car, more than one TV in their homes, have cable TV, broad band internet, cell phones and have all sorts of other amenities of life that are not a need but are more wants. I think it absolutely ridiculous that people that do not have the ability to manage their own disposable income to make do for their families should just automatically be eligible for food stamps no questions asked other than how much do you make. They should have to prove that they have done every belt tightening trick they can to make ends meat first and maintain that level until they are able to come off of the program.

Yes folks this program was not designed as a lifelong status symbol it was designed to help folks get back on their feet in times of need.

I fully believe the above statement of the long and hard recession since the great one is a bunch of crap. Like I said before if people lived withing their means instead of acting like the US Government and spending money like it is burning a hole in their pocket then this country would be better off.

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