This is not the headline you see this weekend. More typical is “House Republicans pass deep cuts in food stamps” like the New York Times. It is not until deep in the article you realize the “deep” cuts of 40 Million are over 10 years. That’s for a program that will still spend $700 Billion with a “B” after the deep cuts. Two other provisions included with the trimming are to drug test recipients if they want our generosity and preventing lottery winners from receiving food stamps.
No one can deny that when the Democrats control government food stamps are needed for some to get by. That is why it was so easy for Democrats to have a parade of victims who they claim would starve if a 5% cut is enacted. Nancy Pelosi stated it was a brutal cut in feeding the American people. The Washington Post claimed it hurt women and children most. David Beckman well paid president of “Bread for the World” stated the 5% cuts are doing away with all food charity in the country.
In a country whose poor are not fighting hunger but obesity is the food stamp program really run efficiently? Food stamps or SNAP comes not from the Department of Health and Human Services but 80% of the department of Agriculture’s budget. The American taxpayers deserve not only an honest assessment of each “welfare” program but that every dollar is watched carefully. Stories of abuse of the system are rampant. In response to the parade of victims below is a parade of abuses you might not have heard about.
http://www.examiner.com/article/republicans-cut-40-million-from-overweight-tattooed-citizens
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