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Food Stamp Money Will Run Out By The End Of January If The Government Shutdown Lasts That Long
End of the American Dream ^ | December 26, 2018 | Michael Snyder

Posted on 12/31/2018 6:51:59 AM PST by Zakeet

According to the Department of Agriculture, if this government shutdown stretches into February there won’t be money for food stamps. And it certainly looks like this shutdown could last for quite a while, because President Trump is not backing down on his demand for border wall funding, and the Democrats have pledged not to give him a single penny. So a few weeks from now, approximately 38 million people could be suddenly cut off from the food stamp program. If that scenario were to unfold, there is no telling what could happen. After just a few days, government workers are already freaking out about having their paychecks delayed. If people are getting this restless already, what will things look like when tens of millions of Americans are suddenly cut off from their primary source of food money?

Even though the government has been shut down, the Department of Agriculture still has some existing financial resources at their disposal, and they are assuring us that those enrolled in the food stamp program will still receive their benefits "for January".

(Excerpt) Read more at endoftheamericandream.com ...


TOPICS: Culture/Society; News/Current Events; Politics/Elections
KEYWORDS: democrats; foodstamps; shutdown; wall
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To: Envisioning

41 posted on 12/31/2018 7:28:03 AM PST by Delta 21
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To: freedumb2003

“If the law supposes that,” said Mr. Bumble,… “the law is a ass—a idiot.


42 posted on 12/31/2018 7:30:37 AM PST by null and void (The Deep State is why even though our economy is booming, the stock market is losing ground.)
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To: Envisioning
We are the ONLY country in the world where the poor are fat.....

And the only time in all of recorded history when the poor are fat!

43 posted on 12/31/2018 7:32:01 AM PST by null and void (The Deep State is why even though our economy is booming, the stock market is losing ground.)
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To: reg45

No way will Walmart and the dairy lobby allow this to happen, gotta have those EBT and WIC dollars flowing. Think of all the steaks and lobsters that’ll get thrown out!


44 posted on 12/31/2018 7:33:05 AM PST by GnuThere
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To: 1Old Pro

So is the Muller Circus still funded?


45 posted on 12/31/2018 7:42:55 AM PST by American in Israel (A wise man's heart directs him to the right, but the foolish mans heart directs him toward the left.)
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To: American in Israel
So is the Muller Circus still funded?

Yes, amazingly so.

46 posted on 12/31/2018 7:44:41 AM PST by 1Old Pro
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To: Zakeet

Food stamps are mandatory federal spending, as in they’ve already been covered under a separate law, and they are not part of the USDA’s discretionary appropriated budget.


47 posted on 12/31/2018 7:52:02 AM PST by IYAS9YAS (There are two kinds of people: Those who can extrapolate from incomplete data.)
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To: mewzilla

This piece is specifying the end of Jan and Feb.


48 posted on 12/31/2018 8:05:25 AM PST by MarMema (don't forget to stock up on dogfood)
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To: unixfox
Instead of finding jobs they will take to the streets and blame Trump of course.

Of course they will. The fallacy with this logic that will be overlooked by many conservatives and Republicans is that these people NEVER would vote for Trump and the Republicans anyway.

Republicans have NOTHING to gain by listening to this line of thinking.

49 posted on 12/31/2018 8:05:54 AM PST by beancounter13
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To: Zakeet

Happy New Year..!..!..!


50 posted on 12/31/2018 8:06:48 AM PST by Leep (Leftist are neither liberal or democratic. Nor are they pro American.)
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To: Zakeet

Bummer for them, no beer, cigs, or drugs for a while.


51 posted on 12/31/2018 8:07:49 AM PST by BobL (I eat at McDonald's and shop at Walmart - I just don't tell anyone.)
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To: Mercat

That headline makes a powerful case for continuing the “shutdown” into February and even beyond.


52 posted on 12/31/2018 8:08:21 AM PST by arthurus (\/Vv><)
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To: Zakeet
"Free Food! I demand my FREE FOOD!"


53 posted on 12/31/2018 8:09:28 AM PST by ProtectOurFreedom
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To: freedumb2003
To be safe give Walmart a wide berth no matter where you live.

Speaking of a wide berth...


54 posted on 12/31/2018 8:14:30 AM PST by COBOL2Java (Marxism: Trendy theory, wrong species)
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To: Zakeet

Didn’t CONgress or the courts void Trump’s work requirement. Guess the wards of the State might actually want to start thinking about work now!


55 posted on 12/31/2018 8:42:56 AM PST by Harpotoo (Being a socialist is a lot easier than having to WORK like the rest of US:-))
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To: Harpotoo

the farm bill passed and was signed, why would they not have money? food stamps are farm bill money not any other bill.


56 posted on 12/31/2018 8:48:58 AM PST by orionrising
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To: orionrising

ahah reading the article more critically... They wont.

Purdue says January will be paid. Does not say other months wont. Money for the program administrators may run out, but not the program payments.

Fake fearmongering article.


57 posted on 12/31/2018 8:51:08 AM PST by orionrising
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To: orionrising

I guess the pigs eat too much too fast:-)


58 posted on 12/31/2018 8:58:47 AM PST by Harpotoo (Being a socialist is a lot easier than having to WORK like the rest of US:-))
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To: Zakeet

In my world the only thing you get is rice,beans,cheese,,oranges,chicken,bottled water.
And unless you are truly handicapped ..only for 3 month.
Unless you are NOT a citizen.
In that case you can have a job..if you want one.
Otherwise everything is “free”!


59 posted on 12/31/2018 9:07:49 AM PST by Leep (Leftist are neither liberal or democratic. Nor are they pro American.)
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To: reg45

Start limiting benefits to legal citizens and see how long the money lasts.


60 posted on 12/31/2018 9:15:03 AM PST by cnsmom
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