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clangsnwhoops

(41 posts)
Sat Feb 8, 2014, 12:13 PM Feb 2014

War on the Poor

Congress and President Obama pass a Farm Bill cutting $8 billion in food stamps over the next decade. Senate Republicans block the jobless benefits extension again. What can you say,except if you're not rich,you don't count. It's sad.

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War on the Poor (Original Post) clangsnwhoops Feb 2014 OP
That's the new norm. 2naSalit Feb 2014 #1
Giving aid to farms, taking aid from people who buy the food ck4829 Feb 2014 #2

ck4829

(35,062 posts)
2. Giving aid to farms, taking aid from people who buy the food
Sat Feb 8, 2014, 11:54 PM
Feb 2014

Somebody needs to sit them down and try to just justify that. Anything.

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