People in Congress are speaking about two farm bills: the House - TopicsExpress



          

People in Congress are speaking about two farm bills: the House bill will cut $39 billion from food stamps and the Senate bill will cut $5 billion. On top of that the stimulus package runs out in a few days and will cut $5 billion to 47 million who receive food stamp help. Half go to children while 40% who receive them work at low-paying jobs. Five billion dollars is the total spent in a year by private charity for food. Add to that a 5% reduction due to the sequester. Meanwhile haughty reps like Paul Ryan characterize them as deadbeats. Others who demonize the poor, like Republican Michelle Bachmann, have families getting several hundred thousand in farm subsidies, part of the same farm bill.
Posted on: Thu, 31 Oct 2013 04:37:53 +0000

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