Encouraging people to go on food stamps and gutting welfare reform to increase the rolls....while the country is practically bankrupt. It looks liked Cloward-Piven to me. Maybe Glenn Beck was dead on years ago when he brought this up.
The goal of the whole War on Poverty was to keep the Democrat rolls up; it started decades ago (and was criticized back then as such).
I always wonder what it is the true believers think will happen, if they achieve the Cloward-Piven goal? Do they honestly think some kind of utopia will emerge? What do they really want?
USDA combats ‘mountain pride,’ self-reliance to boost food stamp rolls
“A 2011 Hunger Champions Award document reveals that local assistance offices have been rewarded for “counteracting” pride and pushing more people to sign up for benefits. “
USDA suggests food stamp parties, games to increase participation
USDA: FOOD STAMPS WILL HELP YOU LOOK YOUR BEST
States try to increase food stamp benefits for their residents (Gaming the system)
States seeking a larger share of the nearly $80 billion a year the federal government hands out for food stamps have resorted to several practices that some lawmakers say are abuses of the system:
—Fourteen states and the District of Columbia make use of the Low-Income Home Energy Assistance Program. Paying people as little as $1 a year for heating assistance, even if they don’t have a heating bill, automatically qualifies them for greater food stamp benefits. Critics say that can result in households getting up to $100 extra a month in food stamps....
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