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In reply to the discussion: I am so sad right now. I need to vent and them take a break for a while. [View all]hfojvt
(37,573 posts)60. which part?
http://www.cbpp.org/cms/index.cfm?fa=view&id=4009
"The people the bill would cut off SNAP include but are not limited to:
1.7 million unemployed, childless adults in 2014 who live in areas of high unemployment a group that has average income of only 22 percent of the poverty line (about $2,500 a year for a single individual) and for whom SNAP is, in most cases, the only government assistance they receive (this number will average 1 million a year over the coming decade);[4]
2.1 million people in 2014, mostly low-income working families and low-income seniors, who have gross incomes or assets modestly above the federal SNAP limits but disposable income the income that a family actually has available to spend on food and other needs below the poverty line in most cases often because of high rent or child care costs. (This number will average 1.8 million a year over the coming decade.) In addition, 210,000 children in these families would also lose free school meals;"
"The people the bill would cut off SNAP include but are not limited to:
1.7 million unemployed, childless adults in 2014 who live in areas of high unemployment a group that has average income of only 22 percent of the poverty line (about $2,500 a year for a single individual) and for whom SNAP is, in most cases, the only government assistance they receive (this number will average 1 million a year over the coming decade);[4]
2.1 million people in 2014, mostly low-income working families and low-income seniors, who have gross incomes or assets modestly above the federal SNAP limits but disposable income the income that a family actually has available to spend on food and other needs below the poverty line in most cases often because of high rent or child care costs. (This number will average 1.8 million a year over the coming decade.) In addition, 210,000 children in these families would also lose free school meals;"
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I am so sad right now. I need to vent and them take a break for a while. [View all]
kelliekat44
Sep 2013
OP
I agree that credit checks should not be allowed as a factor in hiring.....
Swede Atlanta
Sep 2013
#4
+1 the relentless right wing talk machine has been destroying our country for years
Faygo Kid
Sep 2013
#6
Doesn't change the fact that it's fundamentally both cruel and pointless.
nomorenomore08
Sep 2013
#37
Abortion might be the #1 issue for some Catholics..But as a single issue not much impact.
busterbrown
Sep 2013
#64
It is basically discriminatory because we all know how discrimination is rampant in the credit
kelliekat44
Sep 2013
#31
I hope we can get some in the media to pay attention to this and some more in Congress. nt
kelliekat44
Sep 2013
#32
Sorry, kelliekat. I've been poor and it's just a soul-sucker. Especially when, like your daughter
toby jo
Sep 2013
#23
I feel for your daughter. May God bless her and may her fortunes be turned around. n/t
totodeinhere
Sep 2013
#29
We let "Christian Dominionists" infiltrate our Government. These results were expected.
blkmusclmachine
Sep 2013
#43
The corporate thugs are empowered because they have not been held accountable
Jefferson23
Sep 2013
#50
Sane states have banned the practice of blanket credit checks for potential employees.
Gormy Cuss
Sep 2013
#56
WOW!!! Thanks fellow DUers for all your kind words and suggestions. I never dreamed so many would
kelliekat44
Sep 2013
#67
The growing use of credit ratings by employers and housing creates a new debtor's prison
suffragette
Sep 2013
#71