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		auctiontheory on Sept 20, 2013 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: US lawmakers vote to cut food stamp benefits from ... Even as a poor country like India increases food aid to its poor, we cut food. Incredible. How can the GOP claim to be so closely allied with Jesus, and yet work so consistently against the poor? In case you missed is, the proposed annual savings of $3.9B is the cost of three (3) B-2 bombers.

Osiris on Sept 20, 2013 [–]

In the immigration debate, an amendment to the bill was proposed to double the number of border patrol agents at a cost of $40 billion. Maybe they are just cutting food stamps in order to pay for border patrol agents.

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