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okaawhatever

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15. so I searched to find out which states were covered, and I ran across this tidbit in an article:

Reply to Ellipsis (Reply #13)

Fri Jan 31, 2014, 07:30 PM

Jan 2014

House Republicans originally wanted to cut food stamps by $40 billion over a decade, throwing almost 4 million people out of the program. As part of the compromise, the U.S. Department of Agriculture will be barred from advertising the availability of benefits — a measure that Rep. Frank Thompson supported.

http://www.npr.org/blogs/thesalt/2014/01/30/268876193/small-cuts-to-food-stamps-add-up-to-big-pains-for-many-recipients

How do you like that, will be barred from advertising!

I also read it won't take effect for existing food stamp recipients until this summer and for some people next year. Don't know what the difference in the dates is based on.

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How are people going to live after another cut to SNAP?? [View all] rbrnmw Jan 2014 OP

Because so many Democrats are conservatives Kelvin Mace Jan 2014 #1

It's sad that real people could die rbrnmw Jan 2014 #2

There aren't really cuts to Food Stamps. Basically know they will just have to prove their heating okaawhatever Jan 2014 #3

1% real cut n/t Ellipsis Jan 2014 #4

No it's not. Read the fine print. Why do you think it only affects fifteen states and D.C. ? okaawhatever Jan 2014 #7

Ahh, I see. I stand corrected. Ellipsis Jan 2014 #13

so I searched to find out which states were covered, and I ran across this tidbit in an article: okaawhatever Jan 2014 #15

thank you rbrnmw Jan 2014 #20

no I am not a troll rbrnmw Jan 2014 #5

What state are you in? It may not even affect you. nt okaawhatever Jan 2014 #8

Ohio rbrnmw Jan 2014 #10

Have you applied for LIHEAP to help with your heating bills? There are a lot of programs people okaawhatever Jan 2014 #11

This message was self-deleted by its author rbrnmw Jan 2014 #6

$800 million is a cut rbrnmw Jan 2014 #9

There aren't any cuts in Food Stamps ??????????????? SamKnause Jan 2014 #14

They dropped mine from $793 - $632 rbrnmw Jan 2014 #17

No, I meant in this current bill. Yes, there have been massive cuts and they're all okaawhatever Jan 2014 #18

Eat the Rich Arcanetrance Jan 2014 #12

Bootstraps steeped overnight in poverty juice make an amazingly nutritious and tasty broth n/t Fumesucker Jan 2014 #16

Why Democratic Votes? notemason Jan 2014 #19

Well... I guess those "takers"... Bigmack Jan 2014 #21

And still..... Bigmack Jan 2014 #22

I wonder if any of them will turn on them? rbrnmw Feb 2014 #23