Food-stamp use doubles
• nypost.comThe number of New York City residents receiving food stamps more than doubled over the past decade under Mayor Bloomberg, according to data released yesterday.
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Louisiana Forces Homeless Shelter To Destroy $8,000 Worth Of Deer Meat
• CBS NewsLouisiana’s State Health Dept forced a homeless shelter to destroy $8,000 worth of deer meat because it was donated from a hunter organization. The Shreveport-Bossier Rescue Mission lost 1,600 pounds of venison because the
11 states with more people on welfare than employed
• .[god I'm linking Michael Savage--time to retire] In fiscal year 2011, between food stamps, housing support, child care, Medicaid and other benefits, the average U.S. household below the poverty line received $168.00 a day in government support.
Fear of U.S. Cuts Grows in States Where Aid Flows
• New York TimesStates are increasingly alarmed at Washington’s latest fiscal battle, fearing that the impasse could saddle them with across-the-board spending cuts that threaten to slow their fragile recoveries or thrust them back into recession.
47 Million Americans On “Obama Stamps” Exceeding The Population Of Spain
• http://govtslaves.info, Elizabeth HarringtonSince taking office in 2009, food stamp rolls under President Barack Obama have risen to more than 47 million people in America, exceeding the population of Spain.
Japanese Welfare Payments To Be Slashed Y74 Billion To Root Out The 'Comfortably Poor'
• http://www.dailypaul.com, emalviniWelfare benefits will be slashed by ¥74 billion over a three-year period starting from fiscal 2013, after a government panel found that some people are making more on the dole than the average low-income person who is not spends on living costs, it w
The Welfare Cliff
Donna Hancock
'Welfare Spending Equates to $168 Per Day for Every Household in Poverty'
• Weekly StandardThe amount of money spent on welfare programs equals, when converted to cash payments, about "$168 per day for every household in poverty," the minority side of the Senate Budget Committee finds. Here's a chart detailing the committee's findings:
An Outburst about Fathers Supporting Breastfeeding
Menckens GhostSorry for the outburst, but just when I was thinking that the federal government couldn’t get any sillier, any more kleptomaniac, or any more wasteful, I discovered the Fathers Supporting Breastfeeding initiative
Welfare spending jumps 32% during Obama’s presidency
• http://www.washingtontimes.com, By Stephen DinanFederal welfare spending has grown by 32 percent over the past four years
Government wants more people on food stamps
• http://money.cnn.com, By Tami LuhbyMore than one in seven Americans are on food stamps, but the federal government wants even more people to sign up for the safety net program.
More Than 100 Million Americans Are On Welfare
• http://endoftheamericandream.com,There are more Americans dependent on the federal government than ever before in U.S. history.
CPS: 12 principals and assistants abused free-lunch program
• Chicago Sun Times26 Chicago Public School employees are accused of lying on federal school lunch forms, allowing their 45 kids to receive free or reduced-price lunches at 40 schools across the district. 12 principals were removed from their schools
USDA combats ‘mountain pride,’ self-reliance to boost food stamp rolls
• The Daily Caller1 in 7 Americans are on food stamps, but the government is pushing to enroll more — in many instances working to overcome Americans’ “pride,” self-reliance or failure to see a need. “Our common goal is to increase participation
Clerk reprimanded for refusing welfare card to pay for cigarettes
• .“I made the statement, ‘do you think myself, that lady and that gentlemen should pay for your cigarettes?’ and he responded ‘yes,’ ” Whiton said.
You’re on Your Own, Kids
• http://www.truthdig.com, By Robert ScheerWho will speak for the rights of the unborn now that Rick Santorum is gone from the race?
Alabama nightclub raises eyebrows with ‘Food Stamp Friday’ party
• The Daily CallerA nightclub in Montgomery, Ala. is raising eyebrows by hosting a “Food Stamp Friday” party on April 6 that the Friday night cover charge will be just $5 if a “food stamp card” is shown upon arrival.
Jesus, Charity, and Welfare
• Christine Smith YouTube video7-minute video for Christians, those who value the teachings of Jesus, or anyone who thinks it's compassionate for government to help with anything-food, medical care, education, foreign aid, disasters, or any social/humanitarian need.
Gays reach high government offices in Latin America
• usatoday.com APTatiana Pineros is a man by birth and a woman by choice.
Welfare Reform—From Bad to Worse
• http://www.commondreams.org, by Greg KaufmannA stunning report released by the University of Michigan’s National Poverty Center reveals that the number of US households living on less than $2 per person per day
Lottery winner on food stamps even after $1 million jackpot, "right to welfare"
• Yahoo NewsClayton downplayed her wealth, saying she took the $1 million in a lump sump, which meant about half immediately went to taxes. "I feel that it's OK because I mean, I have no income and I have bills to pay," she said. "I have two houses." Her s
End of the Line
• Charlie LeDuff.DRIVING THROUGH JANESVILLE, WISCONSIN, IN A DOWNPOUR, looking past the wipers and through windows fogged up with cigarette smoke, Main Street appears to be melting away.
Even Critics of Safety Net Increasingly Depend on It
• New York TimesYet this year, as in each of the past three years, Mr. Gulbranson, 57, is counting on a payment of several thousand dollars from the federal government, a subsidy for working families called the earned-income tax credit. He has signed up his three sc
Dependency Index Surges 23% Under President Obama
• .The American public's dependence on the federal government shot up 23% in just two years under President Obama, with 67 million now relying on some federal program, according to a newly released study by the Heritage Foundation.
Ex-Judge's Disability Rulings Probed
• The Wall Street JournalFederal prosecutors in West Virginia are investigating a former Social Security Administration judge who awarded disability benefits in nearly every case that crossed his desk, according to people familiar with the investigation.
Where Is Grover Cleveland When You Need Him?
• Lew RockwellCongress passed a bill that included spending on disaster relief. Clearly unconstitutional, like 99% of everything Congress does. Obama will certainly sign the bill. There was a time when a Democratic president would do no such thing.
Mich. governor signs 48-month welfare limit
• APGov. Rick Snyder on Tuesday signed into law a stricter, four-year lifetime limit on cash welfare benefits, prompting advocates for the poor to warn that tens of thousands of residents will find themselves without cash assistance on Oct. 1. Snyder
Only 2% of welfare applicants in Florida failed drug tests
• www.rawstory.comFlorida's nascent drug testing program for welfare recipients has been in effect for just over a month, and already it is representing a significant cost to the state.
ACLU Denounces My Work as “Galling” and Vicious
• http://jimbovard.comJames Bovard’s piece criticizing the Department of Housing and Urban Development’s Section 8 housing (”Raising Hell in Subsidized Housing,” Aug. 18) viciously scapegoats families who receive housing subsidies.
When the mob becomes violent
• http://www.sovereignman.com/Today I was accosted by someone begging for money. I know… big deal, right? It’s not an unusual occurrence anywhere in the world, especially here in the Philippines.
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