Republicans want food stamps cut by $2 billion a year

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17. Food Stamp usage provides a "subsidy" to the State of Texas

Some years ago, Texas asked for a waiver on the amount of resources a person could have and be eligible for food stamps in Texas. Some would think this was to benefit more struggling families, but no - this was requested from the agricultural/cattle industry, which is the second largest industry in Texas. It turns out that for every five dollars used in food stamps, five or seven (can't remember which) is returned to the economy. So, the federal government raised the resource amount from $2000 to $5000. It will be interesting to see how Texas responds to this cut. Politics do make strange bed fellows.