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Mon Dec-13-10 07:39 PM
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| -So Obama raises food stamp program from $37B to $68B, then cuts it by $2.2B to. . . |
wndycty |
Dec-13-10 12:39 PM |
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And that's the rest of the story! |
SharonRB |
Dec-13-10 12:41 PM |
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Except, what does that increase mean in terms of |
EFerrari |
Dec-13-10 02:06 PM |
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Thanks for putting my thoughts and stray words into well said paragraph. |
nc4bo |
Dec-13-10 02:15 PM |
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Thank you. And that graph is only of people on food stamps. |
EFerrari |
Dec-13-10 02:25 PM |
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Looks to me like that shows about a 3% gain in |
Nordmadr |
Dec-14-10 09:10 AM |
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I keep wondering what the vultures will do when they're done picking the bones. n/t |
EFerrari |
Dec-15-10 12:15 AM |
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Billions? It's up to 2 TRILLION now... |
walldude |
Dec-13-10 04:30 PM |
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Welcome to the New DU. |
Scurrilous |
Dec-13-10 12:41 PM |
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Now that is something positive I can get behind! |
Rex |
Dec-13-10 12:43 PM |
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It is so amazing.... people are so uninformed... I often wonder if it is by choice. |
Windy |
Dec-13-10 12:43 PM |
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This is DU, yannow. |
lamp_shade |
Dec-13-10 12:44 PM |
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i think that is good |
tracy_winzer01 |
Dec-13-10 12:44 PM |
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Welcome to DU |
Still a Democrat |
Dec-13-10 12:53 PM |
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It gets better. When you point these numbers out, they are all like "it needs to be even MORE!" |
phleshdef |
Dec-13-10 12:46 PM |
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It's better unless you've been denied access to this program. |
EFerrari |
Dec-13-10 02:35 PM |
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Diverting this funding for the school lunch program has NOTHING to do with who gets approved access. |
phleshdef |
Dec-14-10 09:44 AM |
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Bottom line: is *everyone* getting food stamps that need them |
Lars39 |
Dec-13-10 12:46 PM |
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Bottom line: Letting the Perfect be the enemy of the good. |
Pirate Smile |
Dec-13-10 12:57 PM |
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Or, getting good is easy. Getting something better is too hard so let's not try. |
Dawgs |
Dec-13-10 01:02 PM |
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Right. Nobody is trying. We know how easy it is to get to 60 in the Senate. They even filibuster |
Pirate Smile |
Dec-13-10 01:13 PM |
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Your argument would carry more weight if we didn't see Reid/Obama give up on the Public Option. |
Dawgs |
Dec-13-10 01:26 PM |
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I think it was bargained away, secretly, in the early stages of the process. |
Warren DeMontague |
Dec-13-10 03:47 PM |
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Half-assed measures don't mean jack if you're the one hungry. |
Lars39 |
Dec-13-10 02:37 PM |
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Exactly. But that lands you on the "enemies" list. |
bobbolink |
Dec-13-10 12:57 PM |
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Exactly. The increase doesn't mean anything unless you also figure |
EFerrari |
Dec-13-10 02:08 PM |
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Excellent! Without a Jobs Bill, we'll need a bigger Food Stamp program |
leftstreet |
Dec-13-10 12:47 PM |
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and they won't come into this thread... |
snooper2 |
Dec-13-10 12:50 PM |
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They will come in to unrec. . . |
wndycty |
Dec-13-10 12:51 PM |
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Hi wndycty....you seem to be well versed in this. |
Forkboy |
Dec-15-10 12:33 AM |
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Several of us are right here, thanks. |
EFerrari |
Dec-13-10 02:08 PM |
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Actually, I came here first. |
progressoid |
Dec-13-10 03:37 PM |
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And to think: those cuts don't take effect until 2014 |
frazzled |
Dec-13-10 12:50 PM |
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"when either the economy or unemployment will be better" |
Dawgs |
Dec-13-10 12:51 PM |
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I guess you hope it won't be |
frazzled |
Dec-13-10 12:52 PM |
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Not hope, just 30 years of historical fact. |
Dawgs |
Dec-13-10 12:53 PM |
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I'm not great at economics but doesn't extending Bush cuts |
EFerrari |
Dec-13-10 02:33 PM |
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They'll need it with all of his efforts to increase the wealth gap. |
Dawgs |
Dec-13-10 12:50 PM |
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You can lead a horse to water |
Still a Democrat |
Dec-13-10 12:53 PM |
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In theory, it's a good deal. |
Pab Sungenis |
Dec-13-10 12:53 PM |
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Will you acknlowledge that the net raise of food stampls is $28 billion. . . |
wndycty |
Dec-13-10 12:55 PM |
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Just 13.5% of the tax package is tax cuts for the wealthy and estate taxes |
Still a Democrat |
Dec-13-10 12:55 PM |
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Why should we? |
Dawgs |
Dec-13-10 01:00 PM |
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It's been that way for a long time now. nt |
DevonRex |
Dec-13-10 12:55 PM |
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I just received my food stamp card today. I'm grateful. |
Akoto |
Dec-13-10 01:03 PM |
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Well, he's inspired a lot of cynicism. |
Marr |
Dec-13-10 01:06 PM |
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Which means 1/2 of all food stamp users get an extra meal, in school.... |
Historic NY |
Dec-13-10 01:08 PM |
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Hey, that oughta go great |
katnapped |
Dec-13-10 01:09 PM |
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its a federal program. |
Historic NY |
Dec-13-10 02:19 PM |
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Some people are just never, ever, ever, ever, ever, ever gonna be happy. |
Warren DeMontague |
Dec-13-10 01:15 PM |
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Very true |
wndycty |
Dec-13-10 01:17 PM |
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I'm happy with this and many other things Obama has done. |
Dawgs |
Dec-13-10 01:30 PM |
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+1 |
uponit7771 |
Dec-13-10 01:46 PM |
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Yeah, like these 108 Democratic Representatives... |
progressoid |
Dec-13-10 02:12 PM |
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And some people that can't afford food |
progressoid |
Dec-13-10 02:53 PM |
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I have a family member on food stamps. |
Warren DeMontague |
Dec-13-10 03:39 PM |
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Except the need has tripled, not doubled. |
EFerrari |
Dec-13-10 03:41 PM |
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And Obama got a significant increase in funding. |
Warren DeMontague |
Dec-13-10 03:45 PM |
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Regardless of whether you are President or not |
EFerrari |
Dec-13-10 03:50 PM |
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No, the number increased by 1/3. |
Starbucks Anarchist |
Dec-14-10 03:34 PM |
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The number of food insecure families has tripled since 2006 |
EFerrari |
Dec-15-10 12:18 AM |
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Well, apparently your family member will get |
progressoid |
Dec-13-10 04:26 PM |
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FUDr's out in full force, few DUr's take them seriously |
uponit7771 |
Dec-13-10 01:45 PM |
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FUDr's out in full force, few DUr's take them seriously |
uponit7771 |
Dec-13-10 01:45 PM |
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A democratic president and democrats in congress can find nothing else |
ipaint |
Dec-13-10 02:20 PM |
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So you will not acknowledge the $28.2 billion net increase? |
wndycty |
Dec-13-10 02:24 PM |
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Can you acknowledge that food insecurity has tripled, not doubled, |
EFerrari |
Dec-13-10 02:28 PM |
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Here we go a "yeah but. . ." |
wndycty |
Dec-13-10 02:39 PM |
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It's not really a "yeah, but" if the increase is looked at out of context. |
EFerrari |
Dec-13-10 02:45 PM |
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Can you back that up? |
Renew Deal |
Dec-13-10 03:44 PM |
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There are links in #43 and #47 -- close to the top of the thread. |
EFerrari |
Dec-13-10 03:51 PM |
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What does that have to do with cutting food stamps? |
ipaint |
Dec-13-10 02:46 PM |
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Seems you forgot about the 11.9 Billion that was previously taken. |
progressoid |
Dec-13-10 02:44 PM |
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Watch them move the goalposts now! |
Codeine |
Dec-13-10 02:46 PM |
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What's breathtaking is the lack of basic math skills |
EFerrari |
Dec-13-10 02:49 PM |
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You actually expect people here to deal with facts and reading comprehension? |
Starbucks Anarchist |
Dec-13-10 03:09 PM |
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LOL. You didn't read the thread. |
EFerrari |
Dec-13-10 03:20 PM |
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From what I saw in other threads, many people accepted the $2.2 billion cut without context. |
Starbucks Anarchist |
Dec-14-10 09:43 AM |
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You're right about that. But it is exactly the same thing |
EFerrari |
Dec-15-10 12:10 AM |
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This 2.2 billion is in addition to 11 billion that was cut just a few months ago |
no limit |
Dec-13-10 03:21 PM |
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Monday evening kick |
wndycty |
Dec-13-10 07:39 PM |
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When did this happen? |
Major Hogwash |
Dec-13-10 11:45 PM |
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keeping this thread kicked because teh stoopid in that other thread |
snooper2 |
Dec-14-10 09:40 AM |
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Yep. n/t |
Scurrilous |
Dec-14-10 10:22 AM |
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It's not "stoopid" in any way. |
EFerrari |
Dec-15-10 12:14 AM |
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K&R! |
LoZoccolo |
Dec-14-10 10:25 AM |
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So far only about 18 unrecs or so. . . |
wndycty |
Dec-14-10 11:17 AM |
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kicking |
snooper2 |
Dec-14-10 03:31 PM |
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and there is no way that school food money is going to hit the |
deaniac21 |
Dec-14-10 03:41 PM |
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time for a kick |
snooper2 |
Dec-14-10 10:31 PM |
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kick |
snooper2 |
Dec-15-10 12:09 AM |
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Good god, will you stop pretending |
Jakes Progress |
Dec-15-10 12:22 AM |
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+1000 nt |
laughingliberal |
Dec-15-10 12:47 AM |
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kick |
snooper2 |
Dec-15-10 08:48 AM |
#93 |
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