Many say higher taxes on the rich will raise prices, so I ask you to compare, tax cuts with food prices, and you will see that tax cuts increased food prices, so that argument is not true, TAX THE HIGH PROFOTIERS Comparing the data from the Republican-tea farm bill. This site shows the subsidies we tax payers fund to large corporate, one reason to keep food prices low farm.ewg.org/#.UeMo-RFgxlM.facebook these 2 site shows the increase cost in commodities to consumers cnpp.usda.gov/usdafoodcost-home.htm A good way to compare food cost for families by year, at a glance from 2000-2012 a 25% increase in food cost. (tax cut and subsidies were put in place to help keep food cost low, but the reality is massive profit) thepeoplehistory/70yearsofpricechange.html And this is the reality of corruption imbedded in the Republican tea agenda of class separation Food Stamps. This is from part of my research on the Ryan plan, I have listed here some of the out information listed in the document attached. Page 25. Unfortunately, instead of looking for a balanced solution, the Republican reconciliation package targets programs that help the less powerful while protecting the tax breaks of powerful special interests. In fact, the reconciliation package makes deep cuts to food and nutrition programs for low-income families and Medicaid--both programs that would have been entirely exempt from any sequestration cuts. This unbalanced approach to deficit reduction--focused only on cutting investments rather than also closing tax loopholes--is the wrong choice for America. Page 26. Protecting food and nutrition support for struggling children and families while cutting taxpayer direct payments to agricultural Interests. The Republican proposal cuts the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP), which helps struggling households purchase adequate food and nutrition. The legislation reduces assistance to every single household receiving SNAP benefits almost immediately and cuts 1.8 million people off of food assistance entirely. In addition, nearly 300,000 children will lose free school meals, on top of losing the benefits that provide food at home. During the Budget Committee reconciliation mark-up this week, Democrats offered a motion to preserve the food and nutrition assistance, and instead reduce the deficit through reform of agricultural commodity payments and risk management programs. This motion was defeated on a party-line vote. Pages 27-28. The Agriculture Committee recommended reconciliation legislation cutting $36 billion from SNAP (formerly known as Food Stamps). The Committee chose to target all its cuts to food and nutrition assistance to low-income Americans, largely families with children, the disabled, and elderly, rather than look for savings from any other programs supporting the agriculture sector. All together, the recommendations make changes to the SNAP program that will reduce benefits to all 47 million people currently receiving SNAP and entirely eliminate benefits to almost 2 million people. The Republican plan makes the following cuts: Almost immediately sunsets the Recovery Act SNAP enhancement. The enhancement is currently due to end on October 31, 2013. This enhancement has been shortened twice already, most recently to provide an offset for the Child Nutrition Reauthorization Act in 2010. This saves $6.0 billion under the directed scoring ordered by the Committee (see below for more details), and $4.4 billion without it. Makes it more difficult to apply for and receive SNAP benefits. The bill limits categorical eligibility--a process that allows households who qualify for certain programs to automatically be eligible for SNAP--to those receiving cash assistance from Temporary Assistance for Needy Families, Supplemental Security Income, or a state general assistance program. This change not only stops households from receiving SNAP benefits, it removes nearly 300,000 children from the child nutrition program. The bill also eliminates the state option to apply a Standard Utility Allowance in determining SNAP benefits for anyone receiving LIHEAP benefits. Together these provisions reduce SNAP by $25 billion while taking an additional $0.5 billion from child nutrition. Eliminates federal match for SNAPs employment and training program. Republicans say that this is one of many job training programs funded by the federal government and is duplicative. However, many job programs are oversubscribed and this one is geared to a very vulnerable population. Total savings over the 11 years are $3.1 billion. Ends the state bonus program. The program provides additional funds to states that meet certain administrative targets. Elimination saves $0.5 billion. Removes automatic indexing from SNAPs nutrition education and obesity prevention program. Over time, this change gradually reduces the programs purchasing power. This saves $0.5 billion over 11 years. That’s not all but a start.
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