This is one of those scams where they say they're cutting something three years from now which will never be cut.
The savings in medicare reimbursements to doctors has been saving the budget billions every year excepot that every year they restore the money calling it the doctor fix.
Meanwhile the money was long spent that the doctor cut was offsetting.
It's just a way for congress to say something is paid for when it's not.
5. The bill comes on the expectation that the 2012 budget
for food stamps will not need to be as high as the 2010 budget fr food stamps and therefore applies the savings to the current expenditure. Seems a reasonable assumption when considering long term costs.
21. What indication do you have that there will be substantially
less need in two years? Fucking jack apple shit is what you got, is what.
That and the program honestly needs more resources. The food banks are overwhelmed and many thousands each week are without any money at all as their unemployment runs out.
10. Let's forget about food stamps what is important
at DU is Gibbs being ticked with the left. Forget about the hungry, forget any problems but just don't mess with us lefties. That is the problem here today. Guess everyone here has a fridge and freezer full of food. Just don't mess with me being a leftie :sarcasm:
8. I knew this was coming, but it's still really disappointing
And, for people like myself who actually receive food stamps, it's scary.
I'm glad an effort was made to save teacher jobs. I'm not unwilling to sacrifice to make that happen. I just want to know why the poor are the only ones making a sacrifice in this case. Because I'm pretty sure the people on food stamps are going to suffer from those cuts a lot more than the wealthy who lose a few tax loopholes.
17. I also would like the Senators and Congressmen live on beans and rice for
a month and see how they like it. They need to give up their steaks and fancy foods and join those who live on almost nothing. Sure they will! Oh not a month, I can do that but month after month? How about a year.
on the backs of the most vulnerable- we need to make non-denominational food pantrys, a devilish Humanist food giveaway. I say you can include frozen veggies, & please more than just cranberry sauce & tomato soup.
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