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In reply to the discussion: I don't understand... [View all]DeSwiss
(27,137 posts)10. K&R
As the U.S. economy recovers from the worst recession since the Great Depression, the explosive growth of food stamps remains a lingering legacy. And now the program comes with an irony, as the Republicans seeking to cut it also represent vast numbers of recipients.
Among the 254 counties where food stamp recipients doubled between 2007 and 2011, Republican Mitt Romney won 213 of them in last years presidential election, according to U.S. Department of Agriculture data compiled by Bloomberg.
Kentuckys Owsley County, which backed Romney with 81 percent of its vote, has the largest proportion of food stamp recipients among those that he carried. link
Among the 254 counties where food stamp recipients doubled between 2007 and 2011, Republican Mitt Romney won 213 of them in last years presidential election, according to U.S. Department of Agriculture data compiled by Bloomberg.
Kentuckys Owsley County, which backed Romney with 81 percent of its vote, has the largest proportion of food stamp recipients among those that he carried. link
- Some aren't too bright.....
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How do I directly connect this to a tweet? I'm still kind of stupid on Twitter.
Maraya1969
May 2014
#5
Yea but then it takes it to this link. I guess that's OK. I was just wondering how I could link
Maraya1969
May 2014
#9
Then there are the ones who claim the CEO getting "only" $9,000 an hour is "commie".
Spitfire of ATJ
May 2014
#7
Well - the problem I have with $10 an hour is that it is still poverty wages.
geckosfeet
May 2014
#13
Of course they worked hard for it, why else would they get $10,000 per hour? People who don't get
GoneFishin
May 2014
#32
Camels? Rich people don't have no stinkin' camels. Rich people con't need no stinkin' camels . . .
tclambert
May 2014
#29
Surveys show Americans actually DON'T understand. They are WAY off when asked
FailureToCommunicate
May 2014
#27