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Originally Posted by buck 1952r
Mie
I will start by saying obama didn't get the title food stamp president for nothing. Obama did do a lot to mess up the already messed up welfare program in one way he eliminated the requirement to look for work if you want to be on welfare. He added 5 trillion to the debt in four years. 47 million on food stamps which is so wrong. No where in the constitution does it say the fedral government is every lazy person's guardian. So yes this country is going down the pit's because of commie obama!!
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Well actually he got that title from Newt Gingrich who thought it would rally the conservative right and vote for him.
1) Obama hadn't changed SNAP eligibility. It's a need-based program that the President didn't decide to include more people. We have a weak economy and SNAP participation rises with unemployment. It decreases with employment. That should be obvious.
2) On your welfare claim, State governors asked the HHS to use their statutory authority to consider state waivers for welfare work requirements. The HHS granted that request.
3) On "adding $5 trillion in debt," the economy added that debt by reducing revenues and by automatic spending that occurs when unemployment rises. As proof it wasn't because of the "commie obama," the CBO projected a trillion dollar deficit two weeks before he was sworn in.
So basically, you hear talking point memes and repeat them as if they were facts. You really don't know what you are talking about.