Food stamps again a vivid symbol in poverty debate

House votes to cut almost $4 billion a year from food stamps, a 5 percent reduction to the nation's main feeding program used by more than 1 in 7 Americans.
Associated Press
Sep 21, 2013






A look at the history and future of food stamps:





















The big factors:

















In Congress, it's a marriage of convenience.













I'm sure most people don't begrudge those who truly need the program to get back on their feet from some type of setback.

The rub is when the use of this program has become a generational accepted lifestyle. The program was designed to be temporary in nature not entitlement. And, with any large government run program the abuse is beyond anyone's scope.

It's time to reduce government on all levels.


Re: "The cost to taxpayers (was)...$78 billion last year."

And fraud only amounted to, "a penny per dollar in 2008."

Why heck, that's ONLY $780 million that taxpayers are being scammed!

Let's not bother figuring in the additional tens of billions of dollars that can probably be attributed to waste and abuse.

Pres. Obama and the Congressional Democrats, just need to tell "The Bernank" (blessed be his name) to kick up those Federal Reserve printing presses and fund any and all increases.

SNAP cards for the masses!!!

Think of all those new Democrat party voters that it will buy.


Re: "Economists say that providing food stamps might be the most stimulative action the government can take. Tax cuts for the wealthy ranks around 12th."

Great article!

Like I wrote: Have "The Bernank" crank up the presses and "print" trillions of dollars more.

SNAP for the masses!

Let's tax, print, borrow and spend, spend, spend this economy into prosperity with more and more food stamps!


Yeah, think of all the CONservative votes you will buy! We all know that cutting taxes for the wealthy hardly stimulates anything but their own bank accounts! Thanks for pointing that out though!


Re: "cutting taxes for the wealthy hardly stimulates anything but their own bank accounts!"

Yea, that's correct. Those rich one percenters that live around DC, only hoard their money in a shoe box under their bed or on a shelf closet, right?

The Big Dog's back

Another moronic statement by pooh.


Don’t worry lil’ pup, no one will ever come close to breaking your record. :)

AJ Oliver

The Righties stand up and cheer when kids go hungry. Shame on them !!
Meanwhile, they just love welfare for the ONE PERCENT such as hundreds of millions for the CLE Browns. And they'd never dare suggest that Walmart pay their employees enough so they would not need food stamps. Part of Walmart's employee training is showing them how to apply for food stamps - so the business model is that the taxpayers subsidize the Walton family billionaires. Gag me !!
Corn ethanol is another great example of welfare for the wealthy - it's a giant scam.

From the center for budget & policy . .
Who gets food stamps?

••47% of beneficiaries were children under age 18.

••8% were age 60 or older.





Boycott Walmart and football then! It would be a good start.


Re: "they just love welfare for the ONE PERCENT,"

So no "Lefties" can be counted among the Politcal Ruling Class?

So no "Lefties" live in the DC suburbs which (according to 2011 stats) contain 7 of the top 10 richest U.S. counties?

So 7 of the 10 richest Congressional representatives aren't Democrats?

Reads more like you're presenting a fallacious wrongheaded partisan argument, rather than coming to grips with any form of reality.


So for you, "The Bernank's" "trickle-down" monetary policy ain't working too well?

Maybe time to "print" trillions more!


That's what you got from the article??? Exactly why I almost never post links!


Re: "That's what you got from the article???"

And that article had what to do with my response to AJ Oliver's comment about welfare for the one percenters?

Besides, who in the h*ll do you think is benefiting the most from the Federal Reserves' ZIRP and QE policies?

Nothing more "magical" than producing "wealth" outa thin air and helping make the rich richer is there?

There you go again

When have "the Righties" stood up and cheered when someone went hungry?

You are spewing lies just like our president. Stop believing everything you hear in the media.


If you really believe that those are the only people getting food stamps, you are a naive ignoramous and so is the govenment, but then we already knew they were stupid.

The Big Dog's back

The Repubs new strategy? Starve them into voting for us.




Another nail in their coffin.

What say you , From the Grave ?



Kids are dying around the world from hunger. Why don't you start a movement that all of our citizens on food stamps donate 10% of their entitlement to those who have less.

Shame on you and those on entitlement for not taking care of those in need.


What do you do to help the hungry kids around the world?



When do you want to sit down and discuss what we each do for local and other citizens of the world?

I will match up my personal participation in improving the human race against yours any day.

If I don't match up to your participation I will apologize to you on this website.


Apology accepted! Now answer the question!


Re: "What do you do to help the hungry kids around the world?"

"United States foreign aid":

Plus, I often buy foreign made products which help support their families and them.

Why, what do you do?


Quit lying pooh! You don't buy foreign made products to help feed the hungry around the world. You buy them because they, like you, are cheap! Nice try WRONG guy!


Re: "foreign made products,"

The reason doesn't matter Bambie, it helps give foreign people jobs so that they can improve their quality of life - it's called capitalism.

Again: What do you do?



What my wife and I do is personal and we do not wish to share with the masses. But, I'm willing to meet you and give you a brief overview of our participation. I'm sure you will be discreet in not passing on our involvement.

When can we get together?


We make a very good living. I do not for one minute begrudge helping others when it comes to things like food. There are too many people struggling out there. Even many college-educated people are working only part-time or low paying jobs right now. As long as my family is blessed (and lucky!), we will continue to support the less fortunate with basic human needs.


Thank you! We don't punish the poor in this country for being poor!