Despite Record Number of Recipients, Congress May Make Cuts to Food Stamps
- Posted on May 31, 2011 at 8:21pm by
Billy Hallowell
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Talk about historical accomplishments. It’s official: There are now more Americans than ever before relying on food stamps.
This reality comes as the United States climbs its way out of the worst financial crisis since the Great Depression. New numbers from the government’s Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) show that more than 44.5 million people received food stamps in March. This means that about 14 percent of the entire nation is dependent on the government for basic food and nutrition (about 21 million households).
While many families are certainly in need, the cost of the program has many people questioning its efficiency. According to ABC News:
Opponents of the program argue that money from the food stamps budget – with what they call its increasingly lax requirements – needs to be shifted to other programs such as education and child nutrition. The program’s supporters argue that at a time of economic decline, such welfare programs are even more important to try to keep Americans from spiraling into poverty.
The cost of the food stamps program has increased rapidly since it was established by Congress in 1964.
It cost taxpayers more than $68 billion last year, double the amount in 2007.
Nutrition assistance now accounts for more than half – or about 67 percent – of the USDA’s budget, compared with 26 percent in 1980. That shift in focus, critics say, is ineffective because it hasn’t put a dent in poverty or hunger in the United States while taking away money from other programs, specifically agricultural programs that should be the main focus of the agency.
Will the government make cuts to food stamps? The issue is currently on Congress’ radar, so we’ll have to wait and see what happens. Already, the current allocation being considered for 2012 is $2 billion below the amount President Obama requested.
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Comments (182)
TXCAPITALIST
Posted on May 31, 2011 at 9:26pmLiberals just dont understand that their programs keep people enslaved in poverty, they do nothing to grow the economy or prosperity, on to reform!
Report Post »silentwatcher
Posted on May 31, 2011 at 9:58pmthey will understand when there isn’t enough of a tax base to effectively run the country…..it’s diminishing now…..
Report Post »Bluebonnet
Posted on June 2, 2011 at 8:20pmIt’s a simple answer. The longer you keep people living off the government, you win the voters.
Report Post »scoter
Posted on May 31, 2011 at 9:22pmI hope the first person they cut is my son Girl friend. who is unjustifiably receiving food stamps They sale them. And the house they move the men in with them. And we have do do somther with SS AND medicare. People will find a way to make it.Gov cant do it all. It like they can smell free.and she in line for it all. Wether she need it or not.
Report Post »Bluebonnet
Posted on June 1, 2011 at 2:11amI’d turn her arse in to any agency who can help. When we start making a point of the fraud going on, it might make a difference. The trouble, too many SSI workers know they get paid and keep their jobs because of all the people in need. What goes around, comes around, someday I bet.
Report Post »13th Imam
Posted on June 1, 2011 at 7:36amHey Scooter
Report Post »Turn her in. Anyone who knows one of these freeloaders, TURN THEM IN.
silentwatcher
Posted on May 31, 2011 at 9:20pmAs with ALL government handout programs,,,,,there is massive fraud by a growing population of ‘money grubbers’. Absolutely no doubt about that…..most people know at least a few that have there unwarranted hands in the cookie jar. Our governement doesn’t need to cut food stamps and family aid,,,,they just need to do their jobs effectively. Monitor the programs regarding who the recipients are-and there ARE people who do need assistance-and prosecute those that are defrauding the taxpayers. Should our governement decide to EFFECTIVELY monitor the program,,,I have no doubt that the cost of assistance would drop dramatically. But our wise thinking governement would rather cut benefits for all, in lieu of monitoring those that receive it. I have NEVER received assistance, not even unemployement, but it truely burns my arse when I see people receiving assistance who just prefers not to work. There are several different types of assistance one can receive,,,,and these professional bums know the angles-nice homes, cars, and foods bought. I’ve even seem some receive government assistance on the rent, medical bills, college education (and childcare while attending classes and assistance with gas to drive to class.) To add insult to injury, some work a job while receiving benefits (but deliberately keeping their monthly wages just under the limits to keep the benefits rolling. I have seen the fraud first-hand and the system just keeps right on handing out their programs.
Report Post »Bluebonnet
Posted on June 1, 2011 at 2:07amWe all have stories. The one that has irked me is a college prof who divorced her hubby. He gets all the freebees even tho 1/2 of what they had was his too. He goes to the Food Bank and gets free butter, cheese etc. and shares it with his Professor wife and she in turn shares it with her close friends. And this woman claims to be a Christian knowing she is accepting this stuff that isn’t legitimately hers to take. It’s the FRAUD of these programs I hate, not the program for those in need. BTW: when you accept freebees, it would be better if you cut out all the excess in expensive things that are no longer needed when you can’t afford it. Doesn’t look good to maintain a life style when everyone knows you are on food stamps and expect you to quit smoking, drinking, paying for cable, going to movies, eating out at fast food or restaurants, buying new clothes & shoes all the time. Kinda gives us the notion you really don’t need that help and why most of us are kinda angry.
Report Post »264win
Posted on May 31, 2011 at 9:18pmMaybe American Tax payers wouldn’t care as much about paying for people lunches if all the money just went to American Citizens!!!
But it’s all votes!!!
Make it so only tax payers can vote and this will be fixed over night!
• In late 2009 there was an ‘alleged’ DHS report that was uploaded for only a couple hours before it was removed.
Report Post »Illegal Aliens in Country
35,000,000
Other Than Mexican Illegals in Country
600,000
Money Wired to Mexico Since 2008
$300,000,000,000
Money Wired to Latin America Since 2008
$400,000,000,000
Cost of all Social Services Since 2008
$500,000,000,000
Illegals in Public Schools
6,000,000
Cost of Illegals in K-12 Since 2008
$250,000,000
Illegal Aliens Incarcerated
500,000
Cost of Incarcerations Since 2008
$30,000,000
Criminal Illegal Alien Fugitives
800,000
Anchor Babies Since 2002
7,000,000
Skilled Jobs Provided to Illegal Aliens
15,000,000
Un-Skilled Jobs Provided to Illegal Aliens
5,000,000
DHS Projected Costs:
Deportation of all 35,000,000 Illegals in 1 year, $750 Billion.
Secure US/Mexican border with manned presence of 150,000 armed guards, $10 Billion/yr.
Unpaid taxes by Illegals 2008, $1.75 TRILLION $1,750,000,000.00
Keeps in mind:
1) For every illegal with a job, there is an American without one.
2) If France had a problem with Illegal Germans crossing into France, would they hire Germans to guard its border with Germany? Then why do we hire Mexicans?!?
taz1668210
Posted on May 31, 2011 at 10:12pmso what do we,send them back cause I would. and put the money back into the american people !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Report Post »SFYMP
Posted on May 31, 2011 at 10:26pmAmerica better wake the **** up and in a hurry. They always want to spout about they can’t build a border fence. We should make each able bodied (they made it here,didn’t they?) illegal stack only 13 cinder blocks on their way out, that would build a wall 20 ft high and 2000 miles long. I think thats a mere pittance to pay for their crime and we the people wouldn’t have as much union labor involved. The savings on union labor alone would be in the tens of billions
Report Post »Stoic one
Posted on May 31, 2011 at 10:35pmThe tree hugger’s will lawsuit that wall to death..
Report Post »UpstateNYConservative
Posted on May 31, 2011 at 9:10pmFor the libs sure to scream about ‘cuts’, I challenge them to stand for an hour at a grocery checkout line. I’m amazed, though I shouldn’t be, to see people use their card to buy four large bottles of soda, several bags of chips, and a pile of other junk food and nothing else. Then later see those same people lay down cash to buy a slew of lottery tickets. And, just about every one of them also has a cell phone that probably cost $200 or better for the unit.
Reality never seems something the entitlements crowd wants to understand or believe.
Report Post »Chuckkel
Posted on May 31, 2011 at 9:10pmFood stamps are to supplements your cost of getting food. Stop the fraud first, no to illegals, but all you get is called a racists by the fraud perpetrators. We must stand strong and tell them no more.
Report Post »264win
Posted on May 31, 2011 at 9:05pm14 trillion in debt.
Number of federal-owned limousines has soared under Obama…
Food Stamps Up 39% Since Obama Took Office…
REPORT: Senate’s 100 members spend $40M for 700 offices nationwide…
Home-price index at lowest point since 2006 bust…
‘Home Price Double-Dip’ Even Worse Than Expected…
DNC Chair: Republicans Believe Illegal Immigration ‘Should be a Crime’…
Obama Declares June Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender Pride Month
obama gives money to brazil for oil drilling
Obama “Arab Spring” speech – Even though we have no money, Obama gives Egypt $2 billion
See a trend here (these are just from today!)
Report Post »CulperGang
Posted on May 31, 2011 at 9:04pmWith the prices of food, people really do need food stamps. CUT THE FRAUD IN THE SYTEM, that is where the problem is. How about CUTTING the politicians pay and endless benefits, instead of food stamps; THEY cost a hell of a lot more than people on food stamps putgether.
Report Post »Midwest Blonde
Posted on May 31, 2011 at 11:28pmI agree…. CUT the FRAUD.
Report Post »Bluebonnet
Posted on June 1, 2011 at 1:44amDitto! Congress make sure they get a pay raise, but people on Social Security haven’t had a cost of living raise in over 2 years. What does this tell you? Look at Nancy Palosi using our gov. planes to fly to San Fran, weekly, ordering expensive food stocked on the airplane for her friends & family. I blame her for everything that got out of hand in the house of representatives. Everything she did was for herself, her family (husbands companies got freebees & goodies) and to hell with tax payers needs.
Report Post »scoter
Posted on May 31, 2011 at 9:01pmWe should cut food stamps. They sale them. And the House they move in ther boy frinds.
Report Post »Midwest Blonde
Posted on May 31, 2011 at 11:28pmIs English your second language?? I didn’t understand ANY of what you were trying to say!
Report Post »Steel Awesome
Posted on May 31, 2011 at 8:59pmI’ve seen callousness in my time, but cutting food stamp benefits will really take the cake. What’s next? Making grandpa and grandma eat dog food?
Report Post »Bluebonnet
Posted on June 1, 2011 at 1:26amIdiot! No one eats dog food unless they want to. No one let’s anyone starve you fool. We are tired of your type getting everything for free when you don’t deserve it. Let those in need get help, you stay out of the way for a change and stop trying to get it all for free. Let those in need honestly, get the help. But it‘s your type who plays the games to get your share when you don’t really need help. God sees where you’re coming from.
Report Post »13th Imam
Posted on June 1, 2011 at 7:34amLet’s buy can openers for the seniors.
Report Post »ArmyGirl
Posted on May 31, 2011 at 8:58pmInstead of cutting food stamps, cut the billions of dollars of aid to foreign countries. Cut aid to illegals. Oh and bring the troops home.
Report Post »riseandshine
Posted on May 31, 2011 at 9:06pmI say cut everything
Report Post »questioningwithboldness
Posted on May 31, 2011 at 11:51pmThe entitlements, Food stamps, ssi, medicaid are the biggest giveaways and foreign aid is about 2% of the budgets. The ssi is what is breaking social security NOT the old people who have paid into it all their lives! This burns me to hear the old people are bankrupting the SS. CUT OFF THE PEOPLE who have not paid into it for the minimum amount of time! NOT FAIR SYSTEM ANYWAY>
Report Post »better red than dead
Posted on June 1, 2011 at 4:06amForeign aid is like, 0.7% of the federal budget. If that. In all honesty, we probably get a much better return in our investment in other countries, as it builds friendships and relationships that last.
Report Post »The Third Archon
Posted on June 1, 2011 at 5:06amAnd of that 0.7%, the majority of it goes to Israel for weapons to invent awesome guns to test on the Palestinians.
Report Post »CulperGang
Posted on May 31, 2011 at 8:54pmTop Down squeeze folks. You get irate from hunger, fear and start a civil disobedience…….Bottom up via Da Pohlice. While Obama is living large, globe trotting around the world. Trashing Western leaders. Trashing the US verbally, Disrespecting The Armed Service by golfing on Memorial Day instead of visiting the many NEWLY fallens families and thanking them for sacrificing their blood for the oil fields and power struggle for it(not for freedom obviously!!! HE is dismantiling freedom in the US!)
POHLICE wake up and smell the coffe and stop VIOLATING cirizens on behalf of those that are tearing the US down aka RADICAL JUDGES/Radical politicians/Radical MSM/Radical treason spouting academia. ARREST THEM! not those that are trying to preserve the US Constitution.
Report Post »Pyx
Posted on May 31, 2011 at 8:54pmFood stamps and related this sort of charity used to be looked after by local churches.
Report Post »riseandshine
Posted on May 31, 2011 at 9:21pmAnd it could be that way again. The Church I belong to is very good about tending to the needs of it’s members and beyond.
Report Post »Bluebonnet
Posted on June 1, 2011 at 1:19amGood thought. I know we have many churches who help feel those in need. Where oh where is all this food going? When we learn to play the games and deceive, we become lazy and helpless. I’ve noticed many women who are using food stamp cards with manicured fingernails (expensive) and flawless makeup (expensive) pedicures (excessively expensive)………so I assume they use the money they can get ahold of on themselves because they know some agency will feed the kids. Yup, they’re right.
Report Post »Bluebonnet
Posted on June 1, 2011 at 1:34amGaffe. They may feel them too, but I meant FEED them……..lol lol lol
Report Post »tarbush
Posted on May 31, 2011 at 8:53pmThey need to cut it. My son has a buddy that won’t work and he gets welfare. He’s able bodied. Just doesn‘t work cause he don’t have to. Lives with his parents. This allows him to spend any money he gets on weed. You know who is paying for his welfare, right?
Report Post »Bluebonnet
Posted on June 1, 2011 at 12:31amThere you go!. My mom had a hispanic lady come 2x a week to help with what she could no longer do.\
Report Post »This woman told her she gets subsidized housing, kids get free lunches at school, she gets food stamps and draws welfare and must work on the side for her spending money. She was hired through a legitimate company who obviously paid her under the table so she could draw all the freebees. My mom wouldn’t use her anymore after she heard all this woman got for free. Because my poor mom has a sound mind and doesn’t drool or live in subsidized housing, she can’t get help of any kind to give her a hand (as ill as she is) so she mostly does without and she’s past 90, so don’t tell me about welfare and able bodied persons taking advantage. I do all I can for her. She’s too proud to play the game of being senile and a bit stupid to get help for only a few hours a week.
One gal came in to help (paid for) and because my mom was in bed, she’d go sit in a chair in other room. I happened in and found her sitting down on the job doing nothing after only an hour. Boy, did she jump up and act busy. So, even paying someone doesn’t get the work done. I don’t trust these home health care employees to do what is required, unless someone is watching.
the hawk
Posted on May 31, 2011 at 8:52pmCut 13% off everything everything socsec medicare, ssi , food stamps, defence, everything !
Report Post »That is fare! end BUSH tax breaks over500,000$
AND NO FOREIGN AID TILL NAT DEPT PAID ! NO TO LIBYIA, NO TO ISRAEL, NO TO EGYIP
NO,NO, NO,NO,NO …………OR THROW ALL THE BUMS OUT, IF BY FORCE ! AMEN ! ! !
walkwithme1966
Posted on June 1, 2011 at 12:50amHey, do you have spell check on your computer – do you think you could use it? http://wp.me/pYLB7-11s
Report Post »Therightsofbilly
Posted on June 1, 2011 at 1:18am@walkwithme
I thawt liberels wure tollerent
Report Post »nomercy63
Posted on May 31, 2011 at 8:46pmLoaf of Bread 88 Cents, Peanut Butter $2.49, Jelly $1.69, total $ 5.06, I bought that today!
Report Post »I can make sandwiches for my kids school lunches for 2 weeks that is .50 cents a day 1 sandwich. WOW, this super tough math is giving me a headache!!
CulperGang
Posted on May 31, 2011 at 9:00pmNo mercy bread 88 cents???????????? where??? Bread in my area the cheapest is $2.50 and it can get $4!!!!!! Peanut butter on sale $3.29 where I am, what state are you in??? it isn’t the US.
Report Post »AmericanStrega
Posted on May 31, 2011 at 9:33pmGo to Wal-mart and buy a package of Rhodes Frozen bread (5 loaves for 2.98) and bake it yourself. I couldn‘t afford bread if it wasn’t for Rhodes Frozen. It also doesn’t have all the preservatives (sp) either. It actually smells like, well, BREAD. Instead of stinky sweet chemicals.
Report Post »teddrunk
Posted on May 31, 2011 at 9:40pmUsually it’s a $1.29 for the big loaf, unless it’s on sale for $0.99, the little one is $0.79. Peanut Butter, wait until it’s a BOGO sale. Store brand is usually just as good as Skippy or Jiff. They probably make the store brand. Jelly, the real big jar is $1.99
Report Post »GaGirl35
Posted on May 31, 2011 at 9:48pmI would like to know where to find this .88 cent bread and cheap peanut butter too please!!! Even on base at the commisary without taxes the bread alone is over $2.00. All of that together runs us about $8.00 to $10.00 depending on what size jars we get and brands. Stay where you are.
Report Post »nomercy63
Posted on May 31, 2011 at 10:37pmMckinney, Texas
Report Post »Bluebonnet
Posted on June 1, 2011 at 12:16amI buy the discount bread (day old) & put in freezer. Often bread is on sale at one store or another for under a dollar. Get smart, read grocery ads, don’t always rely on Wal Mart for best price. I find they are often more expensive than the competitive grocer who use sales to bring the people to their store.
Report Post »I plan my shopping on what’s on sale and make a list to shop with.
Just tired of seeing these people scam our country. We have 3 or more places that give out free meals daily. Some churches make sandwiches to feed people at parks they hang out in on weekends. We have places to pick up the freebees from grocery stores. I question all the hunger from so many who have free places to eat or to get free groceries. Teach them to have pride in themselves by making them do work for the city or county for their free food.
riseandshine
Posted on May 31, 2011 at 8:45pmDespite?
Report Post »Midwest Blonde
Posted on May 31, 2011 at 8:45pmRegardless what most people believe, food stamps rarely cover the entire cost of food for a month. Depends on your income. At one time I received food stamps as I was working part time and hubby was unemployed (and had run out of unemployment payments) … we received $107 per month. Barely 2 weeks worth of very cheap food.
I was earning about $1200 per month (takehome $1000). We don’t have a mortgage so our utilities are all we worry about. Normally the food stamp program takes into consideration rent or mortgage, car payments and part of your utilities (based on an average area expense – not your actual bills – at least in my state.) Cable TV NOT counted. Internet access NOT counted. Phone is counted at about $12 per month. I haven’t seen a $12 phone bill for 30 years!
FEW PEOPLE get their entire food budget paid for with food stamps. CUTS – no don’t cut – try cleaning up the WASTE and FRAUD first.
Why is it cuts are always though of first but no one thinks of cutting the fraud!?
Report Post »Psychosis
Posted on May 31, 2011 at 9:36pmits not supposed to cover the entire cost of food it is supposed to ASSIST in the purchasing of food
Report Post »Midwest Blonde
Posted on May 31, 2011 at 11:25pmTo Psychosis
I KNOW THAT – I was trying to tell other people that food stamps aren’t completely covering the cost of food. I KNOW it’s an assist. MOST PEOPLE DO NOT KNOW THAT if they have no experiance with food stamps.
Report Post »tierrah
Posted on May 31, 2011 at 11:30pmLet the illegals use their own ill-gotten gains to buy their own food instead of wiring the money home to Mexico!!! I don’t see where we have a responsibility to ANYONE who breaks our laws to come here illegally other than not to mistreat them. That certainly doesn’t mean we have to support them!!!!
Report Post »questioningwithboldness
Posted on May 31, 2011 at 11:45pmThey are giving ridiculous amounts out now. I have seen people in the store with loaded buggies and they buy all the junk, frozen foods, cokes, candy, steaks, pork chops, seafood, etc. Things that my family can not afford. They need to go back to giving them only FLOUR, SUGAR, BREAD and MILK, PERIOD. They can get the rest with their ssi and welfare money. We wonder why we have obesity and the groceries are SO DAM HIGH! CUT CUT CUT!! AT LEAST 2/3 should be eliminated immediately!
Report Post »wisehiney
Posted on May 31, 2011 at 8:42pmNotice they want to reduce food stamps for old honkys and spend more for “child nutrition and education” – reward illegals, punish Americans.
Report Post »264win
Posted on May 31, 2011 at 8:41pmIf they take the food stamps away then who is going to pay for the $4000 worth of tires/rims, The $3000 60″ big screen TV in HD, the entire family of 12 each blackberry phone bill, cigarettes/booze/drugs, $400 tennis shoes, $60 pedicure/manincure, designer clothing, hair weaves/tattoo’s/piercing and etc. and etc. and etc. and etc. Let me tell you I see it all everyday with my own eyes as they stand there and pay with food stamps while i try to keep my house and eat peasant so i can pay my taxes on time. Nothing more that a sham!!!!!
Report Post »questioningwithboldness
Posted on May 31, 2011 at 11:41pmThey make more on entitlements than some people who have jobs! The cow has gone dry PEOPLE! Time to get off the porcha and get a job or cut grass, clean floors, there are many jobs for people, but they dont have to work, WE ARE PAYING THEM TO SIT ON THE PORCH! Tired of this and we need to do something to make congress see that we are broke.
Report Post »better red than dead
Posted on June 1, 2011 at 4:02amIt‘s not like food stamps pay for all the food you’d ever want. They’re designed to modestly supplement the food budget of the working poor. In most cases, you have to have a job just to qualify for food stamps, so it’s not realistic to paint these people as lazy. Sometimes you just can’t find enough work to get by, especially in instances with single mothers, etc. Making people even more destitute isn’t going to help the economy, it’s going to hurt it when the plurality of the American population has no disposable income to spend on consumer goods and drive recovery.
Report Post »MOLLYPITCHER
Posted on May 31, 2011 at 8:38pmFinally some common sense on the welfare issue!
Report Post »Bluebonnet
Posted on June 1, 2011 at 12:56amIf I sound angry on these posts, I am. I believe we need to help people in dire need, but first, we need to stop the able bodied people who are capable of some kind of employment from making a full time living off our system. Sure, it‘s tough to find work in today’s economy, but there are jobs to be had to help out temporarily. Everyone has some skills.
Report Post »Oops, might take some work tho. No more sitting in front of the big screen TV you pay a fortune for the cable, or cell phones, internet. Darn, just don’t know if you can make it paying for all this stuff you should be doing without until you can afford it. I used to sell cut flowers and veggies from my mom’s garden. Sold pop bottles I could find back to the stores, baby sat. There are plenty flying cardboard on street corners who make more in a day than I do, who still get all the other freebees, per John Stossell and I believe it. Offer to wash cars, cut grass, sweep sidewalks, for money. Sell
pencils from a tin cup if necessary. Get off your duff and do something. (not all are that needy)
Ron_WA
Posted on May 31, 2011 at 8:37pmThings are tough all over. EVERYONE has to make/take cuts.
In theory it’s a good program (I was on it for a short period as a kid when my single mother couldn’t find a job) but it has to be a short-term, stop-gap program to allow people to transition back to a life of dignity & self-reliance.
Reforming it, tightening the rules & making it more efficient is a must.
Report Post »Bluebonnet
Posted on May 31, 2011 at 11:47pmI understand what poor is. When growing up we had next to nothing but my mom worked 2-3 jobs to keep some food on the table, had 2nd hand clothes or re-made to fit, wore one pr. of shoes until we had to put cardboard in soles. Mended our sox & hand washed them & underwear. Think anyone does that these days? We didn‘t know we were poor because my mom had pride and didn’t expect others to clothe & feed us. We’ve turned the welfare farce into a life style for too many and they have no sense of pride in themselves or America. Stop the nonsense and help those who are sincerely in need of a helping hand and send the others to work sweeping sidewalks. Demand work in return for the freebees.
Report Post »13th Imam
Posted on June 1, 2011 at 7:27amI blame the past and current Federal politicians. They created an atmosphere of “less jobs”. With less work to be found and more and more federal programs to make up the slack (to promote dependency) of course Takers are going to appear. DEMOCRATS stink, Democrat Light ( Rinos) stink
Report Post »Navyveteran
Posted on June 1, 2011 at 6:10pmI worked at a 7-11 in 2004, now 7-11 isn’t known to sell things on the cheap except for the slurpies and big gulps. I would have these people buying chips, candy, 2 liter sodas, and everything that was junk food and use their EBT card. Used to piss me off all the time knowing my hard earned money was going to slobs that wouldn’t go to grocery stores and buy real food to live on. That isn’t the best part either, after their partner fills up the car with gas and buys lottery tickets they pull out a wad of $100 bills to pay for the gas and lottery tickets. I really got pissed then, if someone can pull that kind of cash out of their front pocket what the hell are they one food stamps?
Report Post »Psychosis
Posted on May 31, 2011 at 8:35pmbhaud and encinom arent going to be happy if their food stamps get cut
Ullus fossor can velico , reprobo quod criminor quod plurimus fossor operor.
Report Post »Showtime
Posted on May 31, 2011 at 11:44pmHi, Psychosis!
Report Post »You’re the only reason I wish that I had taken Latin in high school!
tierrah
Posted on May 31, 2011 at 8:27pmMan, I hope the first person they cut is my ex-daughter-in-law who is unjustifiably receiving food stamps. The woman lives off her mother and collects a “healthy” child support payment from my son which she spends on beer and vodka!!! Let’s pray they clean up the fraud in all the “entitlement” programs.
Report Post »dealer@678
Posted on May 31, 2011 at 9:36pm99 Percent of illegal mexicans are on food stamps. And they load those groceries into a 50k dollar SUV parked in a handicap zone.. Are you fed up yet
Report Post »CatB
Posted on May 31, 2011 at 9:49pmI’ve been fed up .. and I too know “cheats”.
Report Post »Exrepublisheep
Posted on May 31, 2011 at 10:41pmWhy does the right keep using the fictitious 99% label? It makes you look stupid, lazy, or a combination of both.
Report Post »Bluebonnet
Posted on May 31, 2011 at 11:31pmI personally know of people who use the gov. for everything they can get for free. Those who eat better than I do with food stamps need to be stopped. I eat a lot of pinto’s and cornbread to stretch out the grocery bill. When I see and hear of others buying the cuts of meat I’d never buy it makes my blood boil. The prob. with most of us, we have more personal pride and make do so we can feed the family. This thing about our poor unfed children who can get 2 meals a day (even during summer) is interesting. If they are that poor, I’m sure they get food stamps, and everything else free to keep them going. Please help we understand why we’ve become a Nanny country? Even my husband has peanut butter sandwich when I’m not going to be home to fix something for him. The cup O soup can be bought for approx. 17 to 35 cents a meal which he fixes too. If many of these kids can afford to buy gum, ice cream, candy, etc, they can afford to buy a simple lunch. Many have cell phones.
Report Post »questioningwithboldness
Posted on May 31, 2011 at 11:37pmI think everyone knows someone on this that does not deserve it! This and the ridiculous SSI is what is breaking this country! Someone needs to step up and say ENOUGH IS ENOUGH!
Report Post »nomercy63
Posted on May 31, 2011 at 8:26pmSay what!!!!!! Thats crazy talk!!!! People will have to be responsible for their own lives!!!!! People will have to get up in the morning and make a sack lunch for their kids PBJ!! I think they are going too far!!!
Report Post »theonefromabove
Posted on May 31, 2011 at 8:37pmThis is stellar news.
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Report Post »jeffyfreezone
Posted on May 31, 2011 at 8:50pmThese entitlements are turning the underclass into slaves rather than independent free people. It’s so sad.
Report Post »Unix
Posted on May 31, 2011 at 9:09pmshut it down completely, all hands on deck while the ship burns and sinks, if ya can’t swim you drown, nuff said.
Report Post »The_Almighty_Creestof
Posted on May 31, 2011 at 9:13pmWhat they need to do (even though other stores will not like it) is restirct it to use in actual grocery stores. I work in a pharmacy/drugstore and people come in all day and night (especially LATE at night) and fill up their shopping carts with food and drinks. What is wrong with that you say? We charge 2-3 times (sometimes more) than a grocery store! And these people just don’t care what amount they are paying because it is not their money.
I’m not kidding…they’ll pay $2.19 for a can of soup that they can get at a grocery store for .99 cents. Is it good for my store…sure, Is it good for the American taxpayer who covers the excessive cost? Heck no!
Report Post »CatB
Posted on May 31, 2011 at 9:19pmThen they will accuse Republicans of STARVING CHILDREN. … .
How about we cut off all aid to illegals !!! They will also self deport if we use e-verifiy and they can’t work and get aid.
TEA!
Report Post »Bob_R_OathKeeper
Posted on May 31, 2011 at 9:34pmHow about when the kids start starving, we eat the illegals? I like Mexican food too.
Report Post »i want the truth
Posted on May 31, 2011 at 10:09pmNo this can’t happen! People will actually have to go to work to feed themselves!! OH NO!
Report Post »Stoic one
Posted on May 31, 2011 at 10:17pmFood stamps cost the taxpayers sixty eight billion dollars in 2007. OK. First, how much of that money was consumed by the bureaucracy? Second the recipients should have stronger restrictions on how the funds are used.
Report Post »jzs
Posted on May 31, 2011 at 10:31pmThose on food stamps should just go get jobs. Oh wait, there aren’t jobs, because the, “United States [is climbing] its way out of the worst financial crisis since the Great Depression.”
So if you eliminate food stamps what happens? Americans can’t feed themselves or their children. They’ll have to become homeless. So what?! I‘ve camped out a lot and it’s actually kind of fun. They can ask for handouts. Maybe steal an apple or two from the grocery store to feed their children. Or steal whatever. They can forage for pecans or berries or whatever in the parks. Parks have bathrooms too.
This is America. Every person is responsible for themselves. If these jobless people will commit crimes rather than let their children starve to death they’ll answer for they meet their maker. In this country, we don’t give a dang. Let ‘em die.
Report Post »Medic409
Posted on May 31, 2011 at 10:34pmI am very confused. We are bombarded with terrible news that kids and their families are going hungry every night. Can someone tell me how these people are getting so fat on foodstamps? I will tell tell you about a young family of 4. Two parents and two small children who ran a small struggling business. The young man was emberassed to reveal he was qualified for $1,200 per MONTH!!! I don’t know about you but my family grocery budget is nowhere that. I need more duck tape.
Report Post »kraphtsman
Posted on May 31, 2011 at 10:40pmThe Democrats and Obama should be SO PROUD of their accomplishments… and this is just ONE of them ! And the lowest home values in recent history. As well as the longest sustained period of HIGH UNEMPLOYMENT since the Great Depression. And we can’t forget the high gas prices, or the worse government deficits in ALL of American history.
This must be the “Change” all the idiots who voted for this incompetent poser “Hoped” for, huh ?
Report Post »jzs
Posted on May 31, 2011 at 10:48pmkraphtsman, I think you need to remember that the economy was at it’s absolute worst when Obama took office and has gotten better, slowly but surely ever since. Please, stop trying to blame the collapse of the economy on President Obama. It’s went into a free fall a year before he took offic.
Report Post »Gold Coin & Economic News
Posted on May 31, 2011 at 11:12pm2 Thes 3:10 For even when we were with you, we gave you this rule: “If a man will not work, he shall not eat.”
Report Post »Showtime
Posted on May 31, 2011 at 11:18pmIt doesn’t surprise me that more and more people are on food stamps, NoMercy. Obama is doing everything he can to cause the price of consumer goods to go sky high.
What galls me is that they would consider taking food out of people’s mouths so that they could increase the number of limousines of the federal government by over 70 percent, sent wheat to Jordan, give $20 billion to countries like money is candy, and then have the temerity to push for an increase in taxes on the American people.
Report Post »Showtime
Posted on May 31, 2011 at 11:22pm@CatB
Posted on May 31, 2011 at 9:19pm
Then they will accuse Republicans of STARVING CHILDREN. … .
How about we cut off all aid to illegals !!! They will also self deport if we use e-verifiy and they can’t work and get aid.
TEA!
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YAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAY!!!
I vote for that. In fact, CatB, I’m calling my Congressman (AGAIN) about that very thing in the morning! They are going to get SO tired of hearing from me!
Freebies should NOT be allowed for illegal aliens.
Report Post »questioningwithboldness
Posted on May 31, 2011 at 11:35pmI never have understood how people who receive all the FREE FOOD and Food Stamps, get FREE BREAKFAST, FREE LUNCH and NOW FREE SUPPER BAGS TO GO HOME! To me if you are getting the FREE FOOD AND FOOD STAMPS, you have the FOOD TO MAKE YOUR KIDS A LUNCH AND NOT HAVE TO GET FREE SCHOOL FOOD TOO! This is unbelievable and needs to be stopped. You can not give to one group and discriminate against others according to the CONSTITUTION! So, we need to let the local food banks give commodities and stop this racket!
Report Post »Showtime
Posted on May 31, 2011 at 11:37pm@jzs
Posted on May 31, 2011 at 10:48pm
kraphtsman, I think you need to remember that the economy was at it’s absolute worst when Obama took office and has gotten better, slowly but surely ever since. Please, stop trying to blame the collapse of the economy on President Obama. It’s went into a free fall a year before he took offic.
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I don‘t know what you’re smoking or drinking, but the unemployment was in the neighborhood of 7 percent when Bush left office. Obama and his “economists,” against the advice of every renowned economist in the world, went headlong into the two Stimulus Pork bills, and people fell out of jobs like mosquitoes shot with bug spray. Unemployment averaged about 11 percent, and some states were at 25 percent.
Government cannot create jobs because government has no product. All this regime knows how to do is spend, borrow, and spend.
When Obama usurped the White House, gasoline was averaging $1.87 a gallon. It has hovered around $4.00 a gallon lately and is still over $3.50 a gallon. Milk has gone up $1.50+. Everything is higher because it costs more to deliver it.
The freefall is Obama’s to own. Get over it. If Obama wanted to economy to improve, he would have removed the income taxes being taken out of payroll checks for six months. That’s about what the Stimulus I cost us. People would have been able to put that $800,000,000 into the economy instead of taking it out.
Report Post »TruthTalker
Posted on June 1, 2011 at 12:05amI am just glad the grocery where I shop sells wishkey! hic ^$&, Send me more of dem stamps!!!
Report Post »von der Recht
Posted on June 1, 2011 at 12:16amI will believe it when I see it. I am holding all donations to Republicans till I see progress…..just any kind of progress…..
Report Post »godlovinmom
Posted on June 1, 2011 at 12:56amAlmightyCreestoff…I myself have seen this…buying candy bars, icecream, soda, with food stamps…not to mention the “unbaked” pizzas…my daughter’s husband has quite a few friends that receive food stamps and they are more than capable of working more hours, most only work part time, I guess to qualify …I know some parents that get their beer and cigarettes each week, and use the stamps for food…if they would crack down on the abuse it might fix some of the problems…so truly needy families will not go without. from my own experience, if I were to give and give to my children (not that the govt is our father) they don’t do for themselves.
Report Post »AzDebi
Posted on June 1, 2011 at 1:00amBest way to get the “little people” to rise up and riot is to promote HUNGER! Then, it becomes NECESSARY to bring about “TOP DOWN”…makes perfect sense to me! Grrrrrrrrrrr (Children IN AMERICA going to bed hungry at night IS NOT AMERICAN!)…I pray day and night that SOMEONE will come forward with very damning info about Obama and his minions and that he will be escorted out of our WH in total disgrace!
Report Post »grandma7
Posted on June 1, 2011 at 1:05amYeah 2010
Report Post »Therightsofbilly
Posted on June 1, 2011 at 1:12amHey JZS,
Sorry to go off topic, but last week you were praising socialized medicine (Obamacare), and you used the VA as your example of it‘s greatness by claiming that Veterans seemed to be very happy with it’s performance.
Thought you might like to see this story that popped up on NBC News of all places.
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/21134540/vp=43205013�
Report Post »tifosa
Posted on June 1, 2011 at 1:38amI bet Jesus would never put up with this “give to the poor” stuff.
Report Post »Okie from Muskogee
Posted on June 1, 2011 at 1:57amWow….I smell a lot of hypocrites and it stinks…Quick to point the finger, instead of taking RESPONSIBILITY for our actions.
This did not happen over night and is the result of both left and right progressive insane policies. if you believe it‘s the other party’s fault every time, your no different then the human who refuses to work because it’s someone elses fault..
No we should not be giving $1200 of electronic cash for food to anyone…That is called a “handout”. That is giving cash to a junkie expecting the junkie to buy food…
Yes we should help those in need and desiring to better their life until they can sustain and support their own life..This is called a “hand up”. This is called love. 1 John 3:16-24
Government does not have to tax you and give it to the junkie for “food”. Government can issue charity credits to businesses/individuals that donate food to food centers, soup lines, etc…This leaves you the working human money in your pocket, encourages charity by business/individuals and gives a “hand up” to those striving to get out of poverty. Most importantly it doesn’t give money directly, food only is given.
Now hypocrites and all those saying “no work, no food” please be sure and reject Social Security, Medicaid, Medicare or any other “hand outs” that will allow you to pay for food instead of those benefits…
Report Post »Okie from Muskogee
Posted on June 1, 2011 at 2:48amLet me be quite clear…I am 100% for self responsibility…You make the bed you lay in…If you make your bed and have an extra pillow while your neighbor has no pillow, yes you should give them your pillow till they get their own…What do you think Glenn’s flash mobs of kindness is? loving your neighbor…
For a group of people preaching “We must stand with Israel (needy) or God will punish us”, a collective teaching, a lot are awful quick to drop the needy here like hot rocks…Do you not think God will turn from us for not helping the poor/needy here? A lot are saying send/spend millions/billions in Israel to beat out the Muslims so Israel can live peacefully and build the Temple Mount to resume sacrifice, opposite Christian teaching, but don’t give one cent to the poor/hungry here…Do any of you not find this absurd? Honestly?!
Have any of you offered the hungry work for food since it’s been quoted no work, no eat? The hungry can’t create work to pay themselves, that‘s the non hungry’s responsibility..
Individual responsibility means owning your mistakes…We the People created this mess of so many on handouts…We the People need to be responsible, not point fingers like irresponsible children, and fix the problem responsibly. Love conquers all…Hate turns you evil…Which have you become, loving or hateful…. Find someone in need and help them by getting them off the corrupt system..
Report Post »Polwatcher
Posted on June 1, 2011 at 6:07amEverybody wants a free lunch. Maybe it is time for people to do something constructive for their free lunch. The Salvation Army serves free dinners for those in need and actually competes with the government in doing this. Could that be why Obama wants to eliminate the Salvation Army’s charity tax deduction (along with other charity deductions).
Report Post »GETLIFE
Posted on June 1, 2011 at 6:12amJZS, so good of you to remind people that the economy is on the up and up. Life is now affordable once again, jobs are back, and the housing market is in great shape. How soon people forget! I was doubting, but I have put my racism behind me, and now, sister JZS, I have seen the light and I BELIEVE!
Report Post »thebarbarian
Posted on June 1, 2011 at 6:13am@ jeffyfreezone… reading Aristotel is see
@bob r oathkeeper. busted out roflmao !! J.Swift fan i take it.
Report Post »jonnydoe
Posted on June 1, 2011 at 7:26am@Okie from Muskogee
Perfect. I think you hit that nail squarely on the head…
Report Post »smithclar3nc3
Posted on June 1, 2011 at 8:14amThey should investigate who getting these entitlements more closely.
Report Post »My neighbors have section 8 housing,food stamps and just brought a 2009 Escalade. Every two years she has another kid to keep her in the program. She also has her boyfriend living with her and he owns his own heating and air business. I’m going to the county courthouse on this one and suggest that if others see these same things they should do the same.
one yrs. food ration like Glenn says..
Posted on June 1, 2011 at 8:46am@JZS.. WOW !! I’m amazed you actually got this one right .. for once you do see the light…
Report Post »Sinista MACE
Posted on June 1, 2011 at 9:50amBefore we start cutting government services to the NEEDY, which is what welfare recipients are, federal government spending should be cut to the BONE, and ALL of our troops should be brought homes while we waste trillions on wars of false pretense, that are being waged illegally and unconstitutionally.
Austerity measures should focus on GOVERNMENT spending first – such as the Military Industrial Complex. Deficit-cutting, lower spending, THEN we can talk about cutting off FOOD to POOR people.
Otherwise, this is going to spark riots, and deliberately so.
Even though I’m not on welfare, I will stand with the poor, not those pointing fingers at the poor.
But why aren’t we talking about that? Why aren’t we talking about the 700+ military bases we maintain around the planet – Manifest Destiny Nation Building?
What about the trillions in hidden military industrial complex Cold War spending that never sees the light of day?
Ron Paul would end welfare, but not without first reforming the tax code, abolishing the Federal Reserve/IRS, and ending all these falsified wars.
Report Post »TomFerrari
Posted on June 1, 2011 at 10:17amYou DO REALIZE, how many are illegal aliens, don’t you?
Report Post »Illegals QUALIFY… LEGALLY for food stamps for their children.
I wonder who they will cut off first, those ‘rich’ Americans making 15,000 a year? Or those poor, innocent UNEMPLOYED Mexicans who “just came here for JOBS”
(isn’t that hypocrisy? Or disingenuous? – To claim they are unemployed but they are just here for jobs?)
smithclar3nc3
Posted on June 1, 2011 at 10:23amBefore we make cuts we should cut government waste and restructure the federal and public employee pay system,abolish public unions,cut over lapping agencies,cut all funds to the U.N.,IMF,G8,and all other aid to other countries. We should get our house in order before helping others get their houses in order.
Report Post »Eblaze44
Posted on June 1, 2011 at 12:48pmCan’t make a sack lunch for kids in that school in Illinois.
Report Post »1TrueOne55
Posted on June 1, 2011 at 3:50pmWhat needs to be done is to limit the items that you can spend your “SNAP” money on. If they really cared about nutrition then you would limit what you could buy with the funds handed out by the Gov’t. This is where you start to change the obesity that plagues most of the country since most of the obese come from the ranks of the less fortunate. They tend to buy the cheaper less nutritional food since they are limited on funds. And if the Gov’t really believed that there needs to be a change in eating habits the SNAP program would be a good way to start that process. You know like paying for fresh vegetables instead of chips and cheetos…
Report Post »MiketheTrucker
Posted on June 1, 2011 at 11:41pmBut? I thought the nanny state was supposed to care about all us little people.
Don’t they want the votes of the poor anymore?
Why don’t they cut their pay instead? Why don’t they get rid of their limos?
Report Post »@ Coyote2
Posted on June 3, 2011 at 9:49amThose on the public dole think they earned and are entitled to it.
Report Post »@ Coyote2
Posted on June 3, 2011 at 9:53amOne day a florist goes to a barber for a haircut. After the cut he asked about his bill and the barber replies: “I’m sorry, I cannot accept money from you: I’m doing community service this week.” The florist is pleased and leaves the shop.
The next morning when the barber goes to open his shop door there is a dozen roses waiting for him at his door.
Later a cop comes in for a haircut and when he goes to pay his bill the barber says “I’m sorry, I cannot accept money from you: I’m doing community service this week.” The cop is happy and leaves the shop.
The next morning when the barber goes to open up there is a thank you note and a dozen donuts waiting for him at his door.
Later a Republican comes in for a haircut, and when he goes to pay his bill the barber again relies “I’m sorry, I cannot accept money from you: I’m doing community service this week.” The Republican is very happy and leaves the shop.
The next morning when the barber goes to open his shop there is a thank you note and a dozen various books such as “How to Improve Your Business” and “Becoming More Successful”.
Then a Democrat comes in for a haircut, and when he goes to pay the bill the barber again replies “I’m sorry, I cannot accept money from you: I’m doing community service this week.” The Democrat is happy and leaves the shop.
The next morning when the barber goes to open his shop, there are a dozen Democrats lined up waiting for a free haircut.
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