Obama Administration raised Food Stamp program from $37B to $68B

[Still a Democrat]

Hat tip to frazzled. Edited per Skinner's request.

Over the last two years. Yes, under the Bush administration in 2008, when the recession had already been in place for a year, total expenditures on food stamps (SNAP program) was $37,645,000. For fiscal year 2010, spending has been $68,180,000, nearly double previous spending. This was done under the stimulus package because of the recession and steep rises in unemployment, all caused by the previous administration's policies.

Yes, we're spending more than $31 billion more on food stamps today because of President Obama and the Democrats, and these higher levels will remain in place until late 2013 and 2014 -- two more years. Then, a small portion, $2 billion, will be redirected into funds for children living in poverty who receive breakfast and lunch for free every day. It will expand the number of children eligible and raise the nutritional standards for these meals.


http://www.fns.usda.gov/pd/annual.htm

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[aquart]

1. Since his tax deal guarantees no recovery, it will barely be enough.

And he'll probably have to borrow the money from the Chinese since he won't tax the rich.

[Cant trust em]

2. No policy can guarantee an economic recovery.

It's too bad that there aren't just a series of levers you can pull to make things better.

[aquart]

6. Defunding a treasury guarantees NO recovery.

It's a sure thing.

[Rex]

3. Ya that not taxing the rich thing is killing us.

Even the rich say they know they should be paying far more then they do. Too bad no one wants to take them up on their offer.

[EFerrari]

11. The cuts he's made eat into the increase:

"The cuts largely negate a spending increase provided to the food stamp program by the 2009 economic stimulus plan. Administration officials reportedly have promised anxious liberals that they will work to find ways to restore the higher funding levels."

http://politicalticker.blogs.cnn.com/2010/12/13/obama-signs-child-nutrition-bill/

[aquart]

17. Yeah, sure. We believe him.

[wndycty]

4. K&R

:kick:

[SidDithers]

5. K&R. Facts are good...nt

Sid

[rucky]

Did you just learn that, or did you already know it?

be honest

[rucky]

7. Did you just learn that, or did you already know it?

be honest

[Scurrilous]

8. K & R

:thumbsup:

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[Still a Democrat]

12. Thanks

edited to remove remark and credit you. Great info.

[jaxx]

10. Thanks for the facts.

K&R

[bushisanidiot]

13. Gee, how are we going to knee-jerk hate the President with all of these

facts getting in the way?

[bushisanidiot]

14. Pesking old facts gettin' in the way of everyone's Obama hatin'.

K&R!!!

[EFerrari]

15. That increase means what in terms of the number of people

who have resorted to food stamps since the crash?

There's a pesky old fact that someone might want to dig out.

[Still a Democrat]

16. People increased by about a third, funding about doubled n/t

[EFerrari]

18. Nope. The need has tripled since 2006.

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_mesg&forum=389&topic_id=9765422&mesg_id=9766212