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Republicans cut food stamps because some abused the system. (Original Post)
Scuba
Nov 2013
OP
They want to end food stamps because they are bullies. Much easier to pick on the poor. nm
rhett o rick
Nov 2013
#5
we can do it
(12,184 posts)1. Time to raise taxes on the rich, there are some who've abused the system.
grasswire
(50,130 posts)2. Time to end bank charters, because they abused the system. nt
AZ Progressive
(3,411 posts)3. Now that's using their logic against them
brer cat
(24,565 posts)4. +1 k and r
rhett o rick
(55,981 posts)5. They want to end food stamps because they are bullies. Much easier to pick on the poor. nm
Niceguy1
(2,467 posts)6. I thought the cut
Was automatic because the increase was part of the stimulus? ?????
seattle15
(45 posts)7. Not renewing an increase is a decrease
Niceguy1
(2,467 posts)9. or just going back ro what it was before the
Temporary increase.... for the record I think the increase should be extended fir a year.
Bigmack
(8,020 posts)8. Some "defense" contractors abuse the system....
So....
A helluva lot more money involved, too.
http://www.motherjones.com/mojo/2011/09/contractor-waste-iraq-KBR
gopiscrap
(23,760 posts)10. that's bullshit
they just don't want to feed the poor because they are bunch of greedy asshole shitheads!