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Friday, November 29, 2013

White House Offers Food Stamps, Not Jobs, To The Nation's Poor

White House officials are trying to slam GOP efforts to cut food-stamp funding, even as President Barack Obama told wealthy donors that he won’t compromise on his ambitious, government-fattening progressive policies that have failed to reverse the nation’s unemployment and poverty.

The food stamp program “is one of our nation’s strongest defenses against poverty and hunger,” Cecilia Muñoz, head of the White House’s Domestic Policy Council declared Tuesday.

Food-stamp cuts “would be harsh and unacceptable at any time, but particularly so as we enter the Thanksgiving and holiday [Christmas] season,” Gene Sperling, director of the National Economic Council, told reporters during a midday phone conference.

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6 comments:

ginn said...

There'd be a big cut in food-stamp funding if corruption and fraudulent use were eliminated.., who needs legislation to do that?

Anonymous said...

Anything to keep you a slave to the government.

Anonymous said...

10:39 That would require them to lose time on candy crush saga though. They get salaried for 40 hours... they actually work for 5 of those hours... what do you want from them?

lmclain said...

JOBS are the biggest defense against hunger and poverty. But jobs mean taxpayers. And taxpayers tire quickly of pervasive and draconian tax structures. At least, thats the theory. You know what I'm saying.

Anonymous said...

Stop giving out after a person has one
illligit child-----That'll save billions & cut down on the population.
I know a girl who's getting ready to
have her 7th illigitamant child anytime --- & WE THE PEOPLE are supporting All of them. That's gotta STOP!

Anonymous said...

Cap welfare benefits at two kids. Any more kids and you make do with the income you have. Just like the rest of us who work and pay taxes.