Tag: Food Stamps

Just let this sink in for a second… In an ironic twist to the GOP’s war on the poor, it turns out that the people who are the most negatively affected by Republican cuts in food programs – are Republicans themselves. Statistics reveal that the city holding the most beneficiaries…

I promise not to do this too often, but from time to time, I want to share with you some articles I found to be informative, interesting, and relevant to being an educated citizen of today.  I draw articles from many of the sources I read on a regular basis,…

I have a ton of respect for Democratic State Rep. Mandela Barnes. “When I was on food stamps, I had a job. And I tell people that all the time. I am not ashamed to say that there was a time where I received food stamps,” Barnes said on WEKZ-FM…

It what must be a shock to the conservative belief system that the Federal Government is incapable of helping people, a newly published report by the Department of Agriculture demonstrates that SNAP (The Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, aka Food Stamps) significantly reduced poverty during the recession. Our results showed  that…