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Number of Americans on Food Stamps Hit Another Record High

downtherabbithole Wrote: Dec 10, 2012 10:52 AM
Sorry for the misskey ...You forgot ....president tax and spend! Geez, what a bunch of idiots we’ve elected to represent us! When you think about it, guess what happens if our taxes go up. We reduce spending. Fewer meals at restaurants, no vacations, cut back in all discretionary spending. There are a lot of us that will do the same. How hard is it for these idiots to understand layoffs will follow. Yeah, that’s great for the economy. They want more tax revenues? Best solution …..get more people working and paying taxes.

It doesn't look like President Obama will be able to shed his reputation as the food stamp president any time soon. According to new data from the USDA, the number of people on food stamps has hit another all time high of 47,710,324 which is up by 600,000 from August. To be fair, this number is a bit distorted due to disaster relief from Hurricane Sandy.

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A report from the Senate Budget Committee showed last week that the government is spending the cash equivalent of $168 a day...

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