Food Stamp Use on the Rise
It now tops 15 percent of the US populace. This is in part because of the aid in some of last years disasters. bertb news feed
View ArticleFood Stamp Rolls to Grow Through 2014, CBO Says
The Congressional Budget Office said Thursday that 45 million people in 2011 received Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program benefits, a 70% increase from 2007. It said the number of people...
View ArticleUSDA Wants RFID Tracking Technology To Be Mandatory In US Food Stamp Program
The USDA is now considering biometric identification for all individuals who will want to benefit from their Food and Nutrition Services. The RFID chip may just soon be a must for everyone who does not...
View ArticleUSDA partnering with Mexico to boost food stamp rolls.
The Mexican government has been working with the United States Department of Agriculture to increase participation in the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP), or food stamps. WT news feed
View ArticleUruguay plans to start selling cannabis cigarettes to users in bid to stamp...
Cannabis smokers in Uruguay will be allowed to buy 20 cannabis cigarettes from the state, under new plans. The move is a bid to stamp out organised crime. WT news feed
View ArticleBelgian chocolate stamp has it licked
“We have added a chocolate taste to the glue of the stamps… which you can taste when you lick it,” the Belgian postal service said. bertb news feed
View ArticleFood Stamp Rolls in America Now Surpass the Population of Spain.
Since taking office in 2009, food stamp rolls under President Barack Obama have risen to more than 47 million people in America, exceeding the population of Spain. WT news feed
View ArticleUS food stamp use swells to a record 47.8 million
A record number of Americans are using food stamps, known today as the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP). Despite official proclamations that the recession has ended and an economic...
View ArticleJudicial Watch Uncovers USDA Records Sponsoring U.S. Food Stamp Program for...
The promotion of the food stamp program, now known as “SNAP” (Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program), includes a Spanish-language flyer provided to the Mexican Embassy by the USDA with a statement...
View ArticleFeds accuse 6-year-old of plagiarism, strip her duck stamp victory
The federal government accused a 6-year-old of plagiarism and stripped her of her victory in this year’s national Junior Duck Stamp contest, leaving the youngest-ever winner in tears and igniting a...
View ArticleAmerica Would Be Consumed With Mass Rioting And Looting If Food Stamp Program...
Considering that the federal government is on an unsustainable fiscal path as the world’s largest debtor nation it is quite possible that it will soon become impossible for this program to continue....
View ArticleUSDA Letter Indicates Obama Regime Could Unleash Millions Of Food Stamp...
The USDA is sending letters directing states to withhold Electronic Benefit Transfer (EBT) for the month of November. Depending upon what transpires with the on-going fiasco involving the debt...
View ArticleThe next food stamp crisis is about to hit
The coming benefit cut is the perverse result of the fiscal stimulus legislation of 2009, followed by a couple of other stimulus measures enacted later. The 2009 stimulus measure increased monthly...
View ArticleTwitch unlists PS4′s Playroom streams to stamp out ‘non-gaming’ broadcasts
Do you hear that? That’s the sound of livestreamers’ dreams shattering, as Twitch has decided to strip its directory of all shows that broadcast through the PlayStation 4′s Playroom. The decision...
View ArticleWal-Mart: Food stamp cuts to hit profits
Wal-Mart Stores warned Friday that cuts to the nation’s food stamps program late last year will hurt its bottom line. BlackListedNews.com
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