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madville

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5. Republicans make the argument that

Reply to Scuba (Reply #1)

Wed Nov 13, 2013, 10:51 AM

Nov 2013

People use food stamps to buy junk food and that's why our poor people have such poor health and a high obesity/chronic illness rate.

If the food stamp program was truly about nutrition it wouldn't be cut, it would include nutrition education and not allow crap to be purchased through the program.

Unfortunately in Washington's eyes the program is mainly about funneling money to processed food manufacturers and corn producers these days.

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Gotta Read: What makes U.S. health care so overpriced? It’s not what you think [View all] sinkingfeeling Nov 2013 OP

And guess what drives up the cost of treating those with chronic illness? Scuba Nov 2013 #1

The budget under sequestration is ~already~ less then Ryan's plans, isn't it? Fumesucker Nov 2013 #2

"Bipartisan" would imply that there are two sides. Scuba Nov 2013 #3

Republicans make the argument that madville Nov 2013 #5

Mr. Brickbat told me once that something like 70 percent of his union's health care coverage Brickbat Nov 2013 #4

We are spending a lot of money keeping people alive with lots of kestrel91316 Nov 2013 #6