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Tuesday, September 24, 2013

News Flash! Food Stamps Need Reform


More than 80 programs dispense welfare to a third of Americans — time for a moral transformation. 

In a recent NRO article, Henry Olsen charges that the Heritage Foundation is leading a “conservative war on food stamps” that will take “food from the mouths of the genuinely hungry.” He declares this the “most baffling political move of the year.”
A bit of background is in order. Food stamps are merely the tip of a much larger iceberg. In 2012, government spent $916 billion on more than 80 different means-tested welfare programs, not including Social Security or Medicare. These programs provide cash, food, housing, medical care, and social services to poor and low-income Americans. Food stamps accounted for 10 percent of that total.

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2 comments:

Anonymous said...

I can only speak for myself,but the worst part of my life was when I was not working.Maybe if a person never worked a day in their life that wouldn't matter to them.

Anonymous said...

more than 80 different means-tested welfare programs, not including Social Security or Medicare.

I STRONGLY object to the idea that SS is welfare.

Professional politicians' salaries and pensions are WELFARE.