We have to be smart in how we fight against Trump and the Republican Party this time around. That means picking our battles wisely, and not taking bait that’s dangled in front of our faces.
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Trump Wants to Replace Food Stamps with Food Boxes, for Some Reason
It’s like Blue Apron, but terrible.
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31,000 Louisianans Set to Lose Food Stamp Benefits On Jan. 1
It's not only people here who are losing out – Indiana, Kansas, Maine, Nebraska, Oklahoma, Texas and Wyoming recently allowed work requirements to be reimposed, leaving just 28 states with their food stamp waivers intact in 2016.
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Straight Numbers On the Rich, the Un-Rich And Who's Really Taking Entitlements
The super-rich feel they deserve all the tax breaks and the accumulation of wealth from the productivity of others – this is the true threat of entitlement.
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Congress to America: Eat the Turkey, Starve the Poor
The stimulus gave banks trillions, the military kept its nose in the trough, and the poorest Americans were spared a few billion for food. For a government to encourage the spread of hunger throughout the wealthiest nation is, well, monstrous.
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Thanksgiving Report: Cuts to U.S. Food Programs = Hunger
With $11 billion of food-stamp cuts in place and $40 billion in welfare cuts on the table, charities and religious groups must significantly step up their political campaigning to combat hunger.
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I'm a College Graduate Who Had to Go on Food Stamps
I used to view myself as different from and better than people on food stamps. Until I needed them.
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Congress Approves Large-Scale Cuts to Food Stamps Program
The Senate voted to pass a $500 billion farm bill that increases subsidies for bio-ag giants like Monsanto while slashing billions from the program which feeds the hungry.
