The military, on the other hand, has seen a 40-50% reduction in its Operations and Maintenance budget because it is "paying" for 50 cents on every dollar the Sequester demands.
We have a record 1 in 5 households (48,000,000 people) getting these "free" cards, another record 71,000,000 on Medicare (another record high), and over 11,000,000 on Social Security Disability (another record).
Meanwhile, the Dept of Defense is furloughing its nurses, engineers, and maintainers with a 20% pay cut (even if they are a disabled combat veteran or recieved the Purple Heart). Hagel did exempt 500 DoD Sexual Assault Prevention workers from furlough, if that makes everyone feel better.
11 Air Force combat wings are non-mission ready because its pilots don't have fuel to train. The other services are steadily hollowing out their forces due to the way the Sequester cuts were demanded by the 2011 Obama/Congressional Budget Control Act deal.
The Food Stamp crowd is KILLING this nation. Entitlements are breaking the nation's back and sapping our national will. The restaurant and food service industry lobbies are spending tens of millions on K Street in Washington DC to ensure their EBT gravy train continues.
Our nation is dying.
Save-A-Lot is going to make a lot of money.
This country is going down the toilet. EBT is killing us.
My daughter, as a single mother (abusive ex husband), raised her children WITHOUT food stamps or any other government help. First off she was the wrong color to get food stamps. Secondly, she had a work ethic. “He who does not work, should not eat”. My wife and I would help her out occasionally, but she worked hard and did it on her own.
80% or more of these folks on food stamps can physically and mentally work. They are either too lazy or just too use to thriving on the government tit.
Yet the Farm Bill, HR1947 was written and sponsored by a Republican, Frank Lucas. Supposedly Lucas is an ardent conservative.
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Elimimate welfare and food stamps and make every earn their own way in this world!
“Farm bill” is welfare
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3Q11BHLFMHs&feature=youtu.be