This is the shame that America cannot hide: starving citizens and those who cannot get help

[mfcorey1]

Hundreds lose food stamps with no warning

Hundreds of families are without food stamps and other federal benefits in Cobb, Douglas and Cherokee counties because an increased demand for assistance has created a backlog of paperwork, the Georgia Department of Human Services said Thursday.
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Jennifer Bartrum holds her 2-year-old son, Brandon, while waiting for her turn to talk to DFACS workers Thursday afternoon in Cobb County. Bartrum told the AJC she lost her job and then her benefits were cut.
Alexis Stevens, apstevens@ajc.c Jennifer Bartrum holds her 2-year-old son, Brandon, while waiting for her turn to talk to DFACS workers Thursday afternoon in Cobb County. Bartrum told the AJC she lost her job and then her benefits were cut.
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Jennifer Jordan, a mother of four, waited for hours Thursday as she sought answers for the stoppage at the Cobb County Department of Human Services office.

She wasn't alone. Dozens pulled a number and waited their turn to speak to a DFCS employee to learn why benefits abruptly ended.

The answer?

http://www.ajc.com/news/cobb/hundreds-lose-food-stamps-1200370.html

[renate]

1. to me, this is much more tragic and much much worse than the strike on al-Awlaki

I'm pretty sure that Jennifer Bartrum and her 2-year-old son Brandon never plotted in any way against the United States like Anwar al-Awlaki did. I'm outraged about her treatment at the hands of the government... a lot more so than I could bring myself to get worked up about killing someone whose dearest wish was a terrorist attack.

But that is a side issue... I just got upset about the media coverage and controversy granted one high-profile American citizen compared with this low-profile, yet representative, one.

Included in this article is a quote from a hard-working American citizen who says of her disabled mother, in the greatest nation on earth, "Either I pay for her to get something to eat, or she will not eat."

The 1% HAVE NO CLUE about what most people are enduring. Or if they do, and if they still don't care, I hope that karma will bite their merciless asses HARD.

[Mnemosyne]

2. ...

[valerief]

3. There's only one answer. Tax cuts for the wealthy, of course.

:sarcasm:

:grr: