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Originally Posted by Kevin
I would first want to ask what a "working person" is. Democrats often refer to "working people" as anyone who is not rich.
So do I doubt that more people get food stamps now than 6 years ago? Nope. We have a larger population now than 6 years ago.
6 years is a pretty arbitrary figure unless you're trying to somehow show that Bush is the cause for people signing up for welfare benefits (otherwise, I couldn't imagine why 6 years would be relevant unless 7 years ago, there were more people using food stamps than there are today).
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Ok...let's not make it into a name calling thing...Bush is not a point in this...fact of the matter is, food stamps and the issues arising from it has been a thorn in the side of many a president since it's inception in the late 1930's
Reagan tried to make cutbacks in the 80s and Clinton instituted welfare to work programs in the 90s.
But now, for the few changes and buget increases that they have made, someone is starting to wakeup to the fact that the money the put into this program doesn't help the poor eat an adequate amount and variety of food.
Let's face it, the policy has failed because where it was supposed to work for the better good in emergency situations, it caused more dependency than anything, and yanking the rug from under it would be seen and a drastic and inhuman way to deal with the situation....
damned if you do...damned if you dont.
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