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Then why does obama not extend it? How dare he take food from children....damn the dems....how dare them remove food from the hand of families when job seekers outnumber avialable vacancies....
Yes, there is a war....but not from the repubs....
That was a pretty good spin though....
You are attempting to deny the obvious, that it has been the GOP that has been waging the war against the poor. It wasn't Obama that reduced SNAP, it was the House. It wasnt Democratic governors resisting to expand Medicaid, it was Republican governors. It wasnt Obama holding up expansion of unemployment benefits, it was the GOP.
The boost in food stamp spending was designed to be temporary, and now it ends, and I am glad it does.
WASHINGTON – Forty-eight million Americans will have their food stamps benefits slashed starting Friday, when a recession-era boost in the Supplemental Nutrition Assistant Program expires.
The move to cut back benefits will be the first wide-scale change to the program affecting nearly every single participant. The 13.6 percent cut comes out to about $36 a month less for a family of four getting government assistance or $420 a year, according to the Department of Agriculture
You are attempting to deny the obvious, that it has been the GOP that has been waging the war against the poor. It wasn't Obama that reduced SNAP, it was the House. It wasnt Democratic governors resisting to expand Medicaid, it was Republican governors. It wasnt Obama holding up expansion of unemployment benefits, it was the GOP.
You are attempting to blame this on bush?
Why did obama not extended these benifits? Answer the question.
Don't deflect medcaid, unemployment (which obama exteneded for what damn near 3 years), stay focused, this is about snap, a program that obama could have extended...
Alf Landon, 1936 Republican nomination for president said this: “Out of this Depression has come, not only the problem of recovery but also the equally grave problem of caring for the unemployed until recovery is attained. Their relief at all times is a matter of plain duty. We of our Party pledge that this obligation will never be neglected.”
Now, you party wants to neglect needy Americans.
You're exhibiting intellectual laziness MTA. Republicans do not have a problem with helping the needy, we are sick of people taking advantage of our society's generosity and we also realize that too much help does more damage than good. Can you comprehend this? At all?!?
You are attempting to deny the obvious, that it has been the GOP that has been waging the war against the poor. It wasn't Obama that reduced SNAP, it was the House. It wasnt Democratic governors resisting to expand Medicaid, it was Republican governors. It wasnt Obama holding up expansion of unemployment benefits, it was the GOP.
Everything needs to be cut or maybe you don't mind borrowing from China?
You're exhibiting intellectual laziness MTA. Republicans do not have a problem with helping the needy, we are sick of people taking advantage of our society's generosity and we also realize that too much help does more damage than good. Can you comprehend this? At all?!?
Republican hostility toward the poor and unfortunate has now reached such a fever pitch that the party doesn’t really stand for anything else — and only willfully blind observers can fail to see that reality.
The big question is why. But, first, let’s talk a bit more about what’s eating the right.
I still sometimes see pundits claiming that the Tea Party movement is basically driven by concerns about budget deficits. That’s delusional. Read the founding rant by Rick Santelli of CNBC: There’s nary a mention of deficits. Instead, it’s a tirade against the possibility that the government might help “losers” avoid foreclosure. Or read transcripts from Rush Limbaugh or other right-wing talk radio hosts. There’s not much about fiscal responsibility, but there’s a lot about how the government is rewarding the lazy and undeserving.
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You're exhibiting intellectual laziness MTA. Republicans do not have a problem with helping the needy, we are sick of people taking advantage of our society's generosity and we also realize that too much help does more damage than good. Can you comprehend this? At all?!?
As Dr. Krugman pointed out above, budget deficits are the smoke screen. The GOP isn't interested in reducing the deficit. The much touted Ryan Budget increases the deficit -- but does cut taxes on the rich and slash social programs. They also aren't interested in cutting defense, a major expenditure for the nation, nor addressing increasing revenue.
Nothing says "America" like cutting off the SNAP program for millions of kids. God bless America.
no nothing says parents like blowing food stamp money on hair, nails, junk food, gambling
fix the frigging waste!!! and I heard this will be about 36 dollars a month hardly a slash!
As Dr. Krugman pointed out above, budget deficits are the smoke screen. The GOP isn't interested in reducing the deficit. The much touted Ryan Budget increases the deficit -- but does cut taxes on the rich and slash social programs. They also aren't interested in cutting defense, a major expenditure for the nation, nor addressing increasing revenue.
Temporary programs end by design. When it comes to government assistance like this I favor temporary measures because otherwise you end up paying for them even when they are not needed anymore.
The temporary Bush tax cuts for the wealthy did not end. They have been extended over and over for the most part.
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