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americanmade1 Champion Author Tampa Posts:8,071 Points:1,223,525 Joined:Nov 2009	Message Posted: Nov 23, 2012 9:32:06 PM Ignore americanmade1 Report Abuse "More Americans Will Use Food Stamps For Thanksgiving This Year Than Ever Before." US News & World Report. "More Americans will use food stamps to buy their Thanksgiving dinner this year than ever before, according to a new report from the nonprofit government watchdog group The Sunlight Foundation. The Food Stamp Challenge, which challenges higher-income families to live as if they are on food stamps, estimates that a person on food stamps has a budget of about $1.25 per meal. In other words, a family on food stamps must buy an entire meal per person for less than the cost of an average cup of coffee."

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"More Americans Will Use Food Stamps For Thanksgiving This Year Than Ever Before." US News & World Report. "More Americans will use food stamps to buy their Thanksgiving dinner this year than ever before, according to a new report from the nonprofit government watchdog group The Sunlight Foundation. The Food Stamp Challenge, which challenges higher-income families to live as if they are on food stamps, estimates that a person on food stamps has a budget of about $1.25 per meal. In other words, a family on food stamps must buy an entire meal per person for less than the cost of an average cup of coffee."

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nstrdnvstr Champion Author Twin Cities Posts:37,025 Points:4,011,480 Joined:May 2001	Message Posted: Nov 29, 2012 1:41:25 PM Ignore nstrdnvstr Report Abuse worryfree, "Geez...somebody has to feed the hungry hordes caused by the Bush recession..." Wow, STILL blaming Bush???? When, if ever does Obama get responsibility for his actions and policies? Or will he be known as The Irresponsible President? Didn't he say, about 4.5 years ago that it is "irresponsible" to raise the US debt by $4 trillion in 8 years????
cbuck80 Champion Author Massachusetts Posts:1,609 Points:420,820 Joined:Jan 2012	Message Posted: Nov 29, 2012 12:00:37 PM Ignore cbuck80 Report Abuse It should not be a shock to anyone who voted for Obama that's what his record shows he is good at. He wants everyone to live off the gov't. We can't continue this way.
KK7BA Champion Author Wyoming Posts:22,007 Points:2,973,210 Joined:Jul 2004	Message Posted: Nov 29, 2012 11:50:43 AM Ignore KK7BA Report Abuse Easy solution GET A JOB !!!! Don't want to hear there aren't any as I see help wanted signs all over but why work when you can sit on your a** and get freebies.
gocatgo Champion Author South Carolina Posts:15,821 Points:2,556,305 Joined:Apr 2006	Message Posted: Nov 29, 2012 10:33:16 AM Ignore gocatgo Report Abuse nose, "I believe the same "off the wall regulations" were in place during the Clinton years which was one of the best economies in some years. The cost of Obamacare to date is negligible at best so that excuse does not fly. The corporations of America may be cutting pay and benefits for workers but top management pay is higher than ever before in history. "Who can blame them", it is obvious you will never run short of excuses for deadbeat job creators until your pay and benefits are in jeopardy. Black, there is no excuse for hiring illegal aliens, the deadbeat job creator status is valid. The "environment" should not be tax giveaways to corporations making record profits either. W Bush could have changed anything Clinton did but did not. Throwing minorities out of their homes is not much of a problem correction. YDraig, ouch! 101, "our local food banks shelves are empty", which in the minds of cons is the perfect time to end or severely cutback food stamps to the needy.
101Speedster Champion Author Ventura Posts:30,834 Points:2,741,445 Joined:May 2005	Message Posted: Nov 29, 2012 12:27:26 AM Ignore 101Speedster Report Abuse One of my neighbors told me that our local food bank's shelves are empty.
worryfree Champion Author Twin Cities Posts:24,013 Points:1,892,190 Joined:Oct 2005	Message Posted: Nov 26, 2012 10:08:41 PM Ignore worryfree Report Abuse Geez...somebody has to feed the hungry hordes caused by the Bush recession...
mudtoe Champion Author Cincinnati Posts:9,721 Points:1,316,065 Joined:May 2008	Message Posted: Nov 26, 2012 8:26:28 PM Ignore mudtoe Report Abuse bgt: "That’s what you voted for: minorities being stabbed in the back. " They won't believe that until the monthly checks quit going out, at which point it will be far too late. mudtoe
YDraigGoch Champion Author Illinois Posts:7,346 Points:86,435 Joined:Aug 2005	Message Posted: Nov 26, 2012 8:09:16 PM Ignore YDraigGoch Report Abuse I guess we should let the people starve. The ones unemployed by bad banking decisions mAde long before Obama was even heard of. When Clinton signed the Republican sponsored bill to take the restrictions off, we had a new reality show; Banks Gone Wild. For eight years, they kept pushing the envelope, increasing the risks taken. We were all told to go out and spend money to show the terrorists they had not won. Day after day, year after year, Americans were fed the propaganda about how this would just keep getting better and better. Buy a house, even if you can't afford it. But it was all just a bubble to expand the coffers of the wealthiest people. And when, like all bubbles, it broke, they went looking for someone to blame. And America handed them patsy #1 in the form of George W Bush, and Patsy #2 in the form of Barrack Obama. And America, having such a large population of uneducated, ignorant people, seem to be buying the Kool Ade. Thus, we gey posts like this. The last forty years did not exist. God created America in 2008, and Obama promptly broke it. No wonder we are in such an economic mess. The only thing some people can invent are ridiculous lies, and the only thing they can build are phoney cases to support the lies. Yes, you people DID build THAT!
BlackGumTree Champion Author Virginia Posts:18,439 Points:1,459,665 Joined:Dec 2005	Message Posted: Nov 26, 2012 7:46:10 PM Ignore BlackGumTree Report Abuse gocatgo - <<<"The Obama administration has failed to restore the economy" but he has had more than his share of help from the deadbeat job creators and con elected officials hoping for failure.>>> You obviously do not understand the economy. There are no "deadbeat job creators" who are supposed to create jobs. Jobs are created when businesses need more help which is the result of an expanding economy. And you cannot blame elected officials; it is not what they are elected to do regardless of ideology. What national elected officials can do is to set up an environment where the economy can expand. That is because the Constitution gives Congress the power “To coin Money, regulate the Value thereof, and of foreign Coin, ….” The economy expands when the money supply expands; it contracts when the money supply contracts and the value changes relative to the number of people who need and use the money. The Clinton administration allowed illegal banking activity to happen which caused the economy to expand making Clinton look good. So Congress passed a bill to make the illegal activity legal in hopes of preventing a collapse. Dubya was a victim of this; he looked alright during his first four years and got reelected. But during his second term the shaky mortgages started being foreclosed and that resulted in the decrease of the money supply resulting in the recession. The Democrat response was to prevent anything from happening to correct this because this would cause them to be perceived as causing minorities to lose their home. So nothing has been done. The result is a lot of minority owned homes being lost due to foreclosures and Democrats are blaming others. Obama has to sign whatever it is that will correct the problem. But he won’t because he would then be perceived as causing minorities to lose their homes. So a lot more minority-owned homes will be lost to foreclosure during the next four years. That’s what you voted for: minorities being stabbed in the back.
KK7BA Champion Author Wyoming Posts:22,007 Points:2,973,210 Joined:Jul 2004	Message Posted: Nov 26, 2012 7:17:06 PM Ignore KK7BA Report Abuse I agree Noseatbelt. No fiction here hep0950
mudtoe Champion Author Cincinnati Posts:9,721 Points:1,316,065 Joined:May 2008	Message Posted: Nov 26, 2012 5:24:42 PM Ignore mudtoe Report Abuse chey: "Give it time...." In a year or two government will start considering working 25-29 hours as full time in order to sugar coat the true unemployment statistics, and hide the effects of Obamacare. mudtoe
Chey1954 Champion Author Wyoming Posts:12,616 Points:2,708,640 Joined:Apr 2005	Message Posted: Nov 26, 2012 4:36:25 PM Ignore Chey1954 Report Abuse Noseatbelt: "it's surprising unemployment isn't a lot worse then it is." Give it time.... give it time.... [Edited by: Chey1954 at 11/26/2012 4:37:00 PM EST]
noseatbelt Champion Author Indiana Posts:7,762 Points:207,310 Joined:Feb 2004	Message Posted: Nov 26, 2012 3:02:59 PM Ignore noseatbelt Report Abuse Dead beats? Who can blame them, they have no idea what to expect from another four years of the most anti business president we ever had. How many more off the wall regulations will be loaded on their back, what will their taxes be, what will obamacare cost them, what will the obama backed epa do to them. it's surprising un employment isn't a lot worse then it is. [Edited by: noseatbelt at 11/26/2012 3:04:09 PM EST]
hep0950 Champion Author St. Louis Posts:23,016 Points:275,790 Joined:Mar 2003	Message Posted: Nov 26, 2012 2:11:20 PM Ignore hep0950 Report Abuse Yes they are kidding. Try not reading fiction.
KK7BA Champion Author Wyoming Posts:22,007 Points:2,973,210 Joined:Jul 2004	Message Posted: Nov 26, 2012 1:57:59 PM Ignore KK7BA Report Abuse Youv'e got to be kidding.
NickHammer Champion Author Maryland Posts:16,308 Points:2,605,735 Joined:Aug 2005	Message Posted: Nov 26, 2012 1:42:53 PM Ignore NickHammer Report Abuse >>Obama-nomics sounds good to me. Slogan "We let the good times roll away"<< cbuck, if you think those were "good times" when Obama took office - 2/3 of the way through the worst recession in 70 years and losing over 700,000 jobs per month - you must be totally peeved that the economy has actually been growing these last 3 years.
KK7BA Champion Author Wyoming Posts:22,007 Points:2,973,210 Joined:Jul 2004	Message Posted: Nov 26, 2012 1:15:44 PM Ignore KK7BA Report Abuse Wish we were back to Reganomics :) At least they worked!
gocatgo Champion Author South Carolina Posts:15,821 Points:2,556,305 Joined:Apr 2006	Message Posted: Nov 26, 2012 12:24:08 PM Ignore gocatgo Report Abuse mud, "so your solution is to raise taxes ....", yes partly. It is real clear the tax cut has mostly improved the wealth of the wealthiest, Big deal. There are no provisions for tax cuts being used for overseas investment or being put in off shore accounts. We need across the board even cuts with no golden cows. There sir lies the problem among our cow worshiping elected officials. Black, to be clear, a "deadbeat job creator" uses his tax cut to hire illegals, overseas workers, hides his money in off shore banks or just hopes Obama will go away while doing nothing to promote jobs. "The Obama administration has failed to restore the economy" but he has had more than his share of help from the deadbeat job creators and con elected officials hoping for failure. cbuck, "we let the good times roll away" and the wealthy had a good time. If tax cuts mainly to the wealthy is the answer why are we in a recession? The only people that need a tax cut are the people that buy the most products and services, the middle class.
cbuck80 Champion Author Massachusetts Posts:1,609 Points:420,820 Joined:Jan 2012	Message Posted: Nov 26, 2012 11:57:21 AM Ignore cbuck80 Report Abuse Obama-nomics sounds good to me. Slogan "We let the good times roll away"
Chey1954 Champion Author Wyoming Posts:12,616 Points:2,708,640 Joined:Apr 2005	Message Posted: Nov 24, 2012 2:18:00 PM Ignore Chey1954 Report Abuse BGT: "In the future these economic times should be referred to as the 'Obama Depression'." And rightfully so!
BlackGumTree Champion Author Virginia Posts:18,439 Points:1,459,665 Joined:Dec 2005	Message Posted: Nov 24, 2012 12:20:20 PM Ignore BlackGumTree Report Abuse "Obama gets some of the blame but the real blame goes to the deadbeat job creators enjoying the Bush/Obama tax cut." Jobs are difficult to create in a sour economy regardless of whether the creators are deadbeat or not. The number one priority for this nation for the last four years is getting the economy to get going again. The Obama administration has failed to restore the economy while at the same time causing the value of the dollar to decline making everything more expensive. In the future these economic times should be referred to as the "Obama Depression."
MiddletownMarty Champion Author Connecticut Posts:17,743 Points:272,335 Joined:Jul 2008	Message Posted: Nov 24, 2012 11:50:07 AM Ignore MiddletownMarty Report Abuse "Btw it's no secret that cons would rather subsidize Europe's militaries rather than feed hungry Americans." And on less than $4 a day.
mudtoe Champion Author Cincinnati Posts:9,721 Points:1,316,065 Joined:May 2008	Message Posted: Nov 24, 2012 11:47:16 AM Ignore mudtoe Report Abuse gocat: "...but the real blame goes to the deadbeat job creators enjoying the Bush/Obama tax cut." So your solutions is to raise taxes, add regulations, and generally make it harder and harder for a business to turn a profit, until they start hiring? In other words, the beatings will continue until morale improves.... ROFLMAO!! Good luck with that! mudtoe
gocatgo Champion Author South Carolina Posts:15,821 Points:2,556,305 Joined:Apr 2006	Message Posted: Nov 24, 2012 10:55:08 AM Ignore gocatgo Report Abuse Obama gets some of the blame but the real blame goes to the deadbeat job creators enjoying the Bush/Obama tax cut. Btw it's no secret that cons would rather subsidize Europe's militaries rather than feed hungry Americans.
nstrdnvstr Champion Author Twin Cities Posts:37,025 Points:4,011,480 Joined:May 2001	Message Posted: Nov 24, 2012 9:13:53 AM Ignore nstrdnvstr Report Abuse Not only a record number of people on food stamps, but 16% of Americans in poverty! Yet the media rarely brings this up.
jjewell Champion Author San Bernardino Posts:9,390 Points:1,248,995 Joined:Jul 2008	Message Posted: Nov 24, 2012 2:35:46 AM Ignore jjewell Report Abuse Libs like Food Stamps and Welfare. And they like to talk crap on how others are soo rich with a Straight Face even if they are making 12 million a year like some of those libs hahaha
goldseeker Champion Author West Virginia Posts:19,748 Points:2,745,540 Joined:Sep 2005	Message Posted: Nov 24, 2012 1:28:51 AM Ignore goldseeker Report Abuse It is time for a constitutional convention. Out with Obama, and out with Congress.
mudtoe Champion Author Cincinnati Posts:9,721 Points:1,316,065 Joined:May 2008	Message Posted: Nov 24, 2012 1:02:59 AM Ignore mudtoe Report Abuse The only cure, if there even is one, is for the day of reckoning to come when government can't write those benefit checks. As long as there are no consequences to spending what we don't have, it will continue until there are consequences so bad that it's physically impossible to continue doing so. This past election proved that the takers are now the majority and they will never stop voting themselves freebies as long as the gravy train lasts. mudtoe [Edited by: mudtoe at 11/24/2012 1:03:45 AM EST]
KK7BA Champion Author Wyoming Posts:22,007 Points:2,973,210 Joined:Jul 2004	Message Posted: Nov 24, 2012 12:39:43 AM Ignore KK7BA Report Abuse All paid for by the taxpayer :(
americanmade1 Champion Author Tampa Posts:8,071 Points:1,223,525 Joined:Nov 2009	Message Posted: Nov 23, 2012 9:54:14 PM Ignore americanmade1 Report Abuse So sad and soooo true, hard to believe that this individual won re-election with Everything that EXPOSED him to be a FRAUD... I am sickened..
Chey1954 Champion Author Wyoming Posts:12,616 Points:2,708,640 Joined:Apr 2005	Message Posted: Nov 23, 2012 9:40:30 PM Ignore Chey1954 Report Abuse I read that and it's sad to know that our current administration can cavort all over the world at American taxpayer expense without feeling the pinch, while many Americans look to the government to eat, much less do something extra every day!