Tag Archives: Food Assistance

The Young Turks: John Iadarola- ‘Welfare Fraud in Maine? Investigation by Gov. Paul LePage (R)’

Source:Eagle Forum– Governor Paul LePage (Republican, Maine) “On Tuesday, Maine Gov. Paul LePage (R) released data on purchases made with state welfare benefits that he claimed exposed abuse, but they only add up to less than a percent of all … Continue reading

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The Week: Jeff Spross: ‘Three Reasons Why Work Requirements For Food Stamps Are a Bad Idea’

“Thanks to an obscure part of the 1996 law that re-worked the country’s welfare system, about one million Americans will probably lose food assistance by the end of 2016. The Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) — colloquially known as food … Continue reading

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Russia Today: Thom Hartmann: Jeffrey Ohara: How We Stop Paying For Food That Kills

The New Democrat If we want to encourage people to eat healthy diets and take care of themselves, we have to change the Federal Government’s farm policy to stop subsidizing junk food and soft drinks and to change our  Food … Continue reading

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