IMHO, official statistics on food stamps vastly understate the nature of
the problem (as do official statistics on poverty) for at least two
reason: 1) there are substantial hurdles imposed by the government to
getting food stamps or other forms of aid and many people, although in
need, can't surmount them and 2) good ole American rugged
"individualism" - "I ain't goin' to take no charity, no matter what."
BTW, if you do the calculations, it is possible for a hypothetical
family of four (husband, wife and 2 children) to work 60 hours a week at
minimum wage- he 40 and she 20 because she stays home to take care of
the children - and be officially poor.
CHAD
Charles Brown wrote:
"With the national economy in meltdown, more Americans than ever are
relying on the federal aid program to keep from going hungry. In
October, more than one in 10 people -- about 31 million -- were using
the food stamp program to get by, according to the U.S. Department of
Agriculture"
http://www.cnn.com/2009/LIVING/02/02/food.stamps.economy/
Isn't there any possible legal measure that'd allow you guys to give
away the whole state of Texas back to Mexico?
I mean, so no members of the Bush family can ever come back...
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