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Video: Obama Ag Secretary says rise in food stamps is putting people to work
HotAir.com ^ | August 16, 2011 | Ed Morrissey

Posted on 08/16/2011 10:47:49 AM PDT by Hotlanta Mike

Secretary of Agriculture Tom Vilsack told MSNBC’s Morning Joe that the Obama administration has a jobs program already in place — and it’s food stamps. When asked about new numbers that show one in every seven Americans now receiving food stamps from the federal government, Vilsack said that’s good news. Food stamps create jobs, Vilsack insisted, and managed to even come up with a new multiplier effect number:

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TOPICS: Business/Economy; Government; News/Current Events; Politics/Elections
KEYWORDS: food; obamanomics; stamps; welfare
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To: Hotlanta Mike

cashier jobs at Kroger and Piggly-Wiggly?


41 posted on 08/16/2011 1:28:24 PM PDT by Buckeye McFrog
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To: Hotlanta Mike

And the bama-bots will dutifully nod their heads and say,,,”he`s right, he`s right!”


42 posted on 08/16/2011 2:42:42 PM PDT by chessplayer
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To: Fast Moving Angel
The only way that I could see how increasing the number of people on food stamps creates jobs is for those companies who print food stamps.

Many states have gone to issuing food stamp cards, which work like a debit card so their feelings wont get hurt by being singled out as food stamp recipients in the checkout line.

43 posted on 08/16/2011 3:17:02 PM PDT by Tamar1973 ("Never care what the other guy has, it is not yours and someone always has more."--isthisnickcool)
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To: Tamar1973

You’re right — that occurred to me as soon as I hit “send”. Maybe then the plastic card printers have increased jobs ;-)


44 posted on 08/16/2011 4:24:29 PM PDT by Fast Moving Angel (If he has nothing to hide, why is he spending so much $$$ hiding it?)
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To: sickoflibs

You’re right, Sick - that’s a FAIL.


45 posted on 08/16/2011 4:48:20 PM PDT by GOPJ (One ring to rule them/one ring to find them/one ring to tax them/and in indebtedness bind them.)
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To: sickoflibs
"the Obama administration has a jobs program already in place — and it’s food stamps."
Their just doing what any half baked socialist would consider appropriate.
46 posted on 08/16/2011 5:11:15 PM PDT by Marine_Uncle (Honor must be earned....Duncan Hunter Sr. for POTUS.)
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To: AdmSmith; AnonymousConservative; Berosus; bigheadfred; Bockscar; ColdOne; Convert from ECUSA; ...

Thanks sickoflibs.


47 posted on 08/16/2011 6:18:33 PM PDT by SunkenCiv (Yes, as a matter of fact, it is that time again -- https://secure.freerepublic.com/donate/)
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To: SunkenCiv

Makes sense to me. The more people on food stamps the better the local butcher does. I used to go in there. But now he’s taken to running my under employed barely making it self out with a sharp stick cause I just go in and stand there with a forlorn look on my face. Interferes with the thriving business he is doing with the people on food stamps who can “AFFORD” those ribeyes.


48 posted on 08/16/2011 6:43:53 PM PDT by bigheadfred (Give a little bit of yourself to me)
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