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thenewgreen  ·  4539 days ago  ·  link  ·    ·  parent  ·  post: An Idea for Food Stamp Reform
    Cap future food stamp spending. Since taking office, President Obama has nearly doubled food stamp spending from $39 billion in 2008 to a projected $85 billion in 2012. Even after adjusting for inflation and population growth, food stamp spending is at nearly twice the level in any previous recession.
People qualify for Food stamps and the states are supposed to make sure that their citizens that are receiving them legitimately qualify. Obama hasn't "doubled food stamp spending", the economic situation in the US has called for increased help to it's citizenry.