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On May 13, 2002, President Bush signed into law H.R. 2646, the Farm Security and Rural Investment Act of 2002, also known as the Farm Bill, which includes an expansion of immigrant and refugee eligibility for food stamps.
Now please explain how that has ANY BEARING on the period between January 2009 and July 2012.
Aren't you complaining about an increase in food stamp recipients? Or, simply want to discount, cover up and ignore any increases until Obama took office? I'm willing to bet on the latter. Because that is the only way you can push your political and social agenda.
Good thing we have an administration that understands if you don't have a job that means you can't feed your self or your family I'm not sure how saying the "Food stamp president' is supposed to be a bad thing. If you hit a child on a bicycle wouldn't you get out of your car to help him up?
Aren't you complaining about an increase in food stamp recipients? Or, simply want to discount, cover up and ignore any increases until Obama took office? I'm willing to bet on the latter. Because that is the only way you can push your political and social agenda.
The OP clearly talks about the years before 2009.
In 2002, there were 19 million people on food stamps. In 2009 there were 31 million people on food stamps, so, between 2002 and 2009, 12 million people were put on food stamps.
Between 2009 and 2012 there have been 15 million added.
In 2002, there were 19 million people on food stamps. In 2009 there were 31 million people on food stamps, so, between 2002 and 2009, 12 million people were put on food stamps.
Between 2009 and 2012 there have been 15 million added.
So, food stamps has increased continuously since 2002. Whose idea was it anyway to expand food stamps program in 2002? Did they expect a reduction in number of people to rely on it?
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