Congress axes $8.6bn from food stamps in farm bill
01-30-2014, 05:41 PM
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Congress axes $8.6bn from food stamps in farm bill
That's $8.6 Billion in Food Stamp Cuts
http://www.democracynow.org/2014/1/30/headlines#1301
Additional articles:
http://www.theguardian.com/world/201...amps-farm-bill
http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2014-0...tamp-cuts.html
Good now that money can get used for something worthwhile like the ongoing subsidies to big banks.
The Republican-controlled House has approved a long-stalled farm bill that would continue heavy subsidies for crops like corn and soybeans, while seeing a major cut to food stamps for those in need. The bill would end billions of dollars in direct payments to farmers while expanding government-subsidized crop insurance. The additional $8.6 billion in food stamp cuts follows a $5 billion cut in November. The move will slash food aid for many families by about $90 per month. The plan represents a "compromise" between a Republican plan to cut food stamps by $39 billion and a Democratic one to cut them by $4 billion. The Congressional Progressive Caucus urged members to vote against the bill, but overall 89 Democrats joined with the Republican majority. Both the Senate and President Obama are expected to endorse the measure.
http://www.democracynow.org/2014/1/30/headlines#1301
Additional articles:
http://www.theguardian.com/world/201...amps-farm-bill
http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2014-0...tamp-cuts.html
Good now that money can get used for something worthwhile like the ongoing subsidies to big banks.
01-30-2014, 06:48 PM
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Show me where it's a cut from current spending levels, and not a cut in projected increases, then let's talk.
And then I'll say what we need is fewer people dependent on the dole and more dependent on themselves.
And then I'll say what we need is fewer people dependent on the dole and more dependent on themselves.
01-31-2014, 12:19 AM
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Maybe if publicly traded companies cared just a little more about their employees and just a little less about their stock price meeting analyst's unrealistic expectations, that might happen.
