Republican arguments against those on food stamps being “takers” dining on lobster at taxpayer expense often miss two crucial facts: 1. The maximum benefit is barely enough to survive and is getting smaller — dropping from $200 per month to $189 on November 1; 2. A recent study showed that the fastest growth of new SNAP beneficiaries is in areas that vote Republican. The House GOP broke precedent in September and separated food stamps from the rest of the farm bill in order to pass $40 billion in additional cuts to benefits over the next 10 years. Notably, 13 of the 217 House members who voted for those cuts receive federal farm subsidies from the farm bill that the GOP hasn’t targeted for cuts — nearly all of these 13 Republicans are millionaires.
Posted on: Tue, 29 Oct 2013 03:28:58 +0000
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