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Welfare abuse with EBT card allows drug dealer to get cash for bail

As the government continues adapting programs to change the face of welfare in America, welfare fraud has skyrocketed due to many of these changes...
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Romney takes heat for remarks on his concern for the poor

Republican presidential hopeful Mitt Romney, is taking heat from both conservatives and progressives for his recent comments on where his...
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KFC, Taco Bell wants food stamps to be used to buy fast food

Yum Brands, corporate owner of KFC, Pizza Hut, Long John Silver's and Taco Bell is lobbying at the federal level to allow food stamps to be...
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Hunger escalating among Ohio's Greatest Generation

  • Hunger-United States
  • October 30, 2011
Rough economic times and increasing food insecurityaretakinga toll on senior citizens in Ohio. According to the Ohio Association of Second Harvest...
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Perry slams Obama for 'misery' link of jobs & food stamps

Fox News reported today, August 28, 2011, that while in Iowa, Texas Governor Rick Perry not only accused President Obama of "driving the...
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Obama’s Agriculture Secretary: Food Stamps create jobs (Video)

The bad news right now is that 1 in 7 American families is in sufficient economic distress to qualify for Food Stamps. The good news is that Food...
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Food stamp usage hits new high as more than 44 million rely on benefit

Food stamp usage by the American people reached a new high last month as more than 44 million people relied upon the government benefit to purchase...
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Food stamp millionaire: Lottery winner defends right to eat on taxpayer's dime

  • Food Stamp Millionaire
  • May 20, 2011
"Hey, buddy, can you loan me a dime?" Not what you expect to hear from the winner of a $2 million lottery; but this morning, Leroy Fick,...
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Michigan Lottery winner Leroy Fick wins $2M and is still collecting food stamps?

  • Michigan Lottery winner on food stamps
  • May 19, 2011
Leroy Fick, 59, of Auburn, Michigan, struck it rich by winning $2,000,000 in a Michigan Lottery game "Make Me Rich!" Fick is in the news,...
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New economic survey shows people believe we are in a depression over recovery

A new economic survey by Gallup shows that more Americans believe the US economy is in a depressionary state more than it is in recovery.The...
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