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    House passes bill against Food Stamps

    Bill would cut $40 billion from food stamps.
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    Re: House passes bill against Food Stamps

    State house or federal?





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    Re: House passes bill against Food Stamps

    Quote Originally Posted by HoustonRaven View Post
    State house or federal?
    Federal.

    http://www.nytimes.com/2013/09/20/us...amps.html?_r=0


    I doubt it gets anywhere in the Senate though.


    I read somewhere, I'll see if I can find it, that this was something that they were going to hold strong on until the Dems agree to re-work Obamacare.
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    Re: House passes bill against Food Stamps

    Yeah. This isn't going anywhere.
    And $4B a year is laughable.
    No balls anywhere on Capitol Hill.
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    Re: House passes bill against Food Stamps

    Quote Originally Posted by BigPlayReceiver View Post
    Yeah. This isn't going anywhere.
    And $4B a year is laughable.
    No balls anywhere on Capitol Hill.
    40 billion.
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    Re: House passes bill against Food Stamps

    Quote Originally Posted by wickedsolo View Post
    40 billion.
    Pretty sure that is over 10 years.

    The fact is the food stamp program has gotten way out of hand, and is now as much a farmer subsidy as it is a safety net program.





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    Re: House passes bill against Food Stamps

    Quote Originally Posted by Haloti92 View Post
    Pretty sure that is over 10 years.

    The fact is the food stamp program has gotten way out of hand, and is now as much a farmer subsidy as it is a safety net program.
    Oh, I certainly agree.

    Frankly, I think the entire welfare system is in need of a major overhaul.

    The problem is the left won't do it because that will eat into their "votes" and the right doesn't take it seriously because if they do anything about it they are viewed as racists who only look out for the wealthy.

    Kind of a lose-lose situation.
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    Re: House passes bill against Food Stamps

    Quote Originally Posted by wickedsolo View Post
    The problem is the left won't do it because that will eat into their "votes" and the right doesn't take it seriously because if they do anything about it they are viewed as racists who only look out for the wealthy
    Racist? How so?





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    Re: House passes bill against Food Stamps

    Quote Originally Posted by HoustonRaven View Post
    Racist? How so?
    You know, because only minorities use gov systems like food stamps and The Republican-controlled House is obviously out to get minorities.

    /Sarcasm
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    Re: House passes bill against Food Stamps

    Quote Originally Posted by wickedsolo View Post
    Oh, I certainly agree.

    Frankly, I think the entire welfare system is in need of a major overhaul.

    The problem is the left won't do it because that will eat into their "votes" and the right doesn't take it seriously because if they do anything about it they are viewed as racists who only look out for the wealthy.

    Kind of a lose-lose situation.
    I think instead of just giving people money for who knows how long, that money should be used to train people and give them a skill. You know...teach a man to fish instead of just giving him a fish over and over. There are e lots of skilled jobs out here where you don't necessarily need a degree, but can get with training certificates and will pay a livable wage. I know the state has a program like this, but the funding is erratic while they are still paying welfare out to people who are perfectly content to live on it.


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    Re: House passes bill against Food Stamps

    Quote Originally Posted by Raveninwoodlawn View Post
    I think instead of just giving people money for who knows how long, that money should be used to train people and give them a skill. You know...teach a man to fish instead of just giving him a fish over and over. There are e lots of skilled jobs out here where you don't necessarily need a degree, but can get with training certificates and will pay a livable wage. I know the state has a program like this, but the funding is erratic while they are still paying welfare out to people who are perfectly content to live on it.
    Conservatives have been saying this for decades.

    I'd also add there needs to be some sort fraud prevention / enforcement.





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    Re: House passes bill against Food Stamps

    Quote Originally Posted by Raveninwoodlawn View Post
    I think instead of just giving people money for who knows how long, that money should be used to train people and give them a skill. You know...teach a man to fish instead of just giving him a fish over and over. There are e lots of skilled jobs out here where you don't necessarily need a degree, but can get with training certificates and will pay a livable wage. I know the state has a program like this, but the funding is erratic while they are still paying welfare out to people who are perfectly content to live on it.


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