1 in 5 Kids Use Food Stamps, Setting a U.S. Record

[Ramses]

http://www.equalvoiceforfamilies.org/1-in-5-kids-use-food-stamps-setting-a-u-s-record/


WASHINGTON (AP) — Sixteen million children were on food stamps as of last year, the highest number since the nation’s economy tumbled in 2008.


Peaches, strawberries, and snap peas are for sale at a roadside market on June 8, 2013 outside Gettysburg, Pa. AP Photo by J. Scott Applewhite
Numbers released by the Census Bureau Wednesday as part of its annual look at children and families show that one in five children were on food stamp assistance in 2014. The survey was taken last spring.

The number of people receiving food stamps — now called the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, or SNAP — spiked through the recession and has stayed at a higher level since. In the 2007 Census survey, 9 million children received SNAP assistance.

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[BlueJazz]

1. ...and some of our (so called) Leaders want to cut the funds for SNAP. For Shame.

[yuiyoshida]

2. I was gonna say ...

Republicans like Ted Cruz can't have that.. why its taking away that precious funding for the Industrial Military Complex!!!

Republicans suck...

[BlueJazz]

4. I know that's right. If we keep spending so much money to "Protect America", in ten years....

...there's not going to be anything left to protect.

[yuiyoshida]

5. true dat!

[Ramses]

3. Obama agreed to 800 million in cuts to food stamps recently

It passed with "bipartisan" support. But we always seem to have money to try and destabilize foreign governments and private prisons in this country. Some evil shit goes down every day in America, sadly

[ND-Dem]

6. President Obama signs $8.7 billion food stamp cut into law (over 10 years).

Before he signed the legislation, President Obama praised it as an example of bipartisan problem-solving that would help create jobs and move the American economy forward.

http://www.msnbc.com/msnbc/obama-signs-food-stamp-cut


"Bipartisan problem-solving". I wonder what the problem was.

[Ramses]

10. Correct

actually its 800 million cut EVERY YEAR, adding up to 8.7 BILLION dollars. Disabled, children, minorities will have less to eat every day because of this cut. Food is literally being pulled away from millions of hungry US citizens daily because of these cuts. Disgusting.

[ND-Dem]

11. yes. just wanted to emphasize it wasn't a one-time cut, but a continuing yearly cut. but

hooray, we got some 'bipartisan problem-solving'.

I guess the problem was the existence of poor kids who weren't hungry.

[prayin4rain]

8. :( it's depressing. n/t

[Ramses]

9. For the 1% a great economy

For the majority of Americans, losing pensions, wage cuts, losing benefits, hours cut, job downsized or outsourced, not so much.

The American Dream is a cruel joke and is long dead for tens of millions of people, growing everyday.

[MannyGoldstein]

12. Add that to the Big Obama List!

714. Made food stamps available to one in five children, an all-time high
715. With Jamie Dimon, whipped Congressional votes to allow the big banks to use FDIC insurance money as collateral for enormous derivatives bets.

[Ramses]

13. 714. bullet point

An accomplishment for the 1% perhaps. Knowing for real that real actual children will go to bed hungry tonight because of Obama's cuts to food stamps makes me sick to my stomach

[aquart]

15. Obama's cuts?

[Ramses]

16. Yes, he signed off on a law that he agreed to with 800 MILLION in cuts to the food stamp program

every year. Did you miss that news, because I can refresh your memory with the news article.

[marym625]

21. makes me cry

Just cry.

It's one thing to fuck adults. Not children.

[Ramses]

22. Make no mistake, this will affect children greatly

Stunted development, going to bed hungry more nights a month. Add to that processed garbage they feed kids these days in public schools, and it will become an epidemic. Wait until you see the upcoming shitstorm that will happen when SSDI cuts will happen, affecting the disabled in the US. More "bipartisan" cuts will be happening in the near future if Hillary is annointed.

[marym625]

24. I have no doubt

Anyone on the right and some on the left. If you can call them left.

I'm terrified for the new generation and the older among us.

[aquart]

14. Well, how would YOU feed those full quivers?

[Ramses]

20. It wont be accomplished by cutting 800 million dollar a year

from the very program that will feed people in this country, thats for sure.

[Lobo27]

17. Conservatives will call them takers.

And fuck them for saying that. What this shows is how far our so called leaders have taken us down.

[Ramses]

25. the takers are the 1%

That get billions in tax writeoffs, not paying fair wages to tens of millions of americans, and corporate subsidies worth tens of billions

[valerief]

18. It's time to feed them bootstraps. And they can pay for those bootstraps themselves!

So say our Ayn Rand Congress.

[Ramses]

23. Its always amazing that Congress has like a 12% approval rating constantly

yet the cockroaches continue to get "elected" by our wonderful electronic voting machines. It truly is an amazing coincidence.

[valerief]

27. Especially when there's NO WAY the voting machines can be hacked. That's what our TV

tells us anyway.

[Ramses]

29. E-voting, in many cases with no paper trail.

Machines legally cant be audited because of "proprietary software". We know for a fact owned by companies run by right wing teabaggers. I highly doubt republicans get even a tenth of the vote if it werent for electronic voting.

Paper ballots, handcounted, in front of cameras. Its how its done in most other civilized countries.

Also consider that more than half the population knows the game is rigged and dont bother to vote in the first place.

[valerief]

31. True about the non-voters. I remember, also, years ago when I simply *couldn't* vote unless

I took a sick day from work. I was too far away to vote on my lunch break and I worked such long hours the polls were closed when I got home (and, of course, I had to leave for work before the polls opened). I think they now have absentee ballots in my state but I think you have to jump through hoops to get them, and there's only one day (a weekday) to vote in my state.

[Fumesucker]

36. Bootstraps make a tasty and nutritious broth when boiled in poverty juice

[marym625]

19. hard post to rec

Shameful. Just shameful.

The Republicans - they're going to fix this by not allowing food stamps for some of these kids.

[yeoman6987]

26. I thought the states ran the food stamp program

If they don't they should. I know most states would do a great job.

[daredtowork]

28. Cuts should be made by naturally qualifying people out of needing the resource

This is where cutting food stamps makes no sense to me.

If our government is so confident of an "economic recovery" then people should be disqualifying themselves from food stamps by GETTING JOBS THAT PAY ENOUGH TO PUT FOOD ON THE TABLE.

Congress authorize a Gazillion dollars in food stamps, and the taxpayers wouldn't be on the hook for a dime, if NO ONE QUALIFIED FOR THEM.

The solution is to make sure that everyone who wants a job that covers their food and housing GETS a job that pays for their food and housing. It's THAT SIMPLE!

The need for food stamps is exposing the inadequacy behind the rah-rah job recovery, where too many people were herded into temp and seasonal work to get numbers up. I just went to a Dept of Rehab job event that included Multilevel Marketing companies!!! I kid you not!

The answer is to put people in a position where they don't need food stamps.

[Ramses]

30. This economy is a house of card for the 99%

Pensions are being dismantled across the country, jobs are being downsized and outsourced, and the ones that replace them are much lower wage, often part time. And no benefits. Its no surprise that tens of millions of Americans qualify for food stamps.

The real tragedy is all of the children who have done nothing at all to live in such disgrace and poverty.

[woo me with science]

32. K&R

[Ramses]

33. Thanks for replying.

I think its a critical topic that gets seldom discussed. American children living in poverty and food insecure is a huge deal to me.

[bigwillq]

34. That's sad.

Times are still so tough for so many people.

[Ramses]

37. almost 50 million American citizens

Live in such poverty that they have to rely on food stamps. It shows how deeply corrupt this country is

[woo me with science]

35. kick

[Tierra_y_Libertad]

38. But..but...the economy is rebounding and all is good!

[Ramses]

39. for the 1%

The rest of Americans can sit in private prisons or be homeless or unemployed. We are being lied to