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Coyotl

(15,262 posts) Thu Jan 30, 2014, 10:42 PM Jan 2014

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Food stamp cuts target Democrats

Jan 28, 2014 http://www.dailykos.com/story/2014/01/28/1273103/-Cut-in-Food-Stamps-Targets-Benefits-Paid-in-Northeast-West-Coast-Mich-Mont-Wisc-DC
Cut in Food Stamps Targets Benefits Paid in Northeast, West Coast + Mich, Mont, Wisc & DC
by Mark Lippman

SNAP benefits paid to recipients in 16 states and the District of Columbia are targeted by new budget cutting legislation proposed in Congress by a bipartisan conference made up of members from the House and Senate.

Certain SNAP recipients in the following states would be affected if the legislation passes. .............

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Food stamp cuts target Democrats (Original Post) Coyotl Jan 2014 OP

Most, if not all GP6971 Jan 2014 #1

make them too weak to vote arely staircase Jan 2014 #2

Whippings Coyotl Jan 2014 #3

Can we please just take to the streets Lifelong Protester Jan 2014 #4

Not the poor, the people who don't vote Republican Coyotl Jan 2014 #5

GP6971

(31,174 posts)

1. Most, if not all

Reply to Coyotl (Original post)

Thu Jan 30, 2014, 11:15 PM

Jan 2014

are blue states. And this was bi-partisan?????????????? Blue dog democrats on the committee?????

arely staircase

(12,482 posts)

2. make them too weak to vote

Reply to Coyotl (Original post)

Thu Jan 30, 2014, 11:16 PM

Jan 2014

I jest of course. But the RW has gotten so nuts I could see that actually taken into concideration.

Coyotl

(15,262 posts)

3. Whippings

Reply to arely staircase (Reply #2)

Fri Jan 31, 2014, 01:24 AM

Jan 2014

Gotta punish those liberal voters

Lifelong Protester

(8,421 posts)

4. Can we please just take to the streets

Reply to Coyotl (Original post)

Fri Jan 31, 2014, 02:09 AM

Jan 2014

and say "screw this"? I am so sick of every day, another way to screw the poor.

Coyotl

(15,262 posts)

5. Not the poor, the people who don't vote Republican

Reply to Lifelong Protester (Reply #4)

Fri Jan 31, 2014, 12:22 PM

Jan 2014

Same difference, immensely different reason.

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