It was Thursday, which meant giveaways at a place called Bread for the City. Fridays were free medical care at the clinic in Southeast Washington. Saturdays were the food pantry at Ambassador Baptist Church. The 1st of each month was a disability check, the 2nd was government cash assistance and the 8th was food stamps.
"November FREEBIES," read a flier attached to their fridge, a listing of daily handouts that looked the same as October's freebies, and September's freebies, and the schedule of dependency that had helped sustain Raphael's family for three generations and counting.
Except this month had introduced a historic shift. The nation's food stamp program had just undergone its biggest cut in 50 years, the beginning of an attempt by Congress to dramatically shrink the government's fastest-growing entitlement program, which had tripled in cost during the past decade to almost $80 billion each year. Starting in November, more than 47 million Americans had experienced decreases in their monthly benefit, averaging about 7 percent "
SO much stupid... so little time. The effort they put into getting freebies could be used to find a job. If they had a skill, other than freeloading.
And what is this about a 7 percent cut to food stamps???? If Bush did that there would be 24/7 coverage trying to incite rioting
Ask not what the country can do for you, ask what YOU can do to earn it! Simply, get off your fat behind and earn your own way, it is not someones elses responsibility to house, feed and dress you and your entire multiple daddy family for your entire lives. You want a better way of life? Change it yourself but do it legally.
“And what is this about a 7 percent cut to food stamps???? If Bush did that there would be 24/7 coverage trying to incite rioting”
From what I understand, there was a temporary increase in food stamp benefits as part of Obama’s stimulus bill, and now it has expired. Instead of being thankful that they got a “7 percent bonus” for the last few years, libs want to paint it as a “7 percent cut” now that the program is ending. Of course, they want to blame it on Republicans, even though it was Obama’s bill that included the expiration date for the benefit increase.