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Title: Feds Spent $100 Billion on Food Assistance Last Year
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Published: May 21, 2015
Author: BY: Elizabeth Harrington May 20, 2015
Post Date: 2015-05-21 07:35:19 by GrandIsland
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109,930,090 Americans participated in overlapping programs

The federal government spent $100 billion providing food assistance to Americans last year, according to the Government Accountability Office (GAO).

The lion’s share of spending comes from the food stamp program, which gave benefits to an average 46 million Americans in 2014, at a cost of $74.6 billion, according to a testimonyfrom the GAO’s Director of Education, Workforce, and Income Security Kay E. Brown before the House Subcommittee on Nutrition Wednesday.

The national school lunch program was second, costing $11.3 billion, followed by the Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children (WIC) at $7.1 billion.

Other spending included $1.9 billion for nutrition assistance for Puerto Rico, and $10.7 million for the “Special Milk Program.”

Brown said there is a potential for overlap and “inefficient use of federal funds” due to the government’s “complex network of 18 food assistance programs, administered by three federal agencies,” which are unsure how effective the programs are.

“In 2010, research GAO reviewed suggested that participation in seven of these programs was associated with positive outcomes, such as improving nutrition among low-income households,” Brown said. “Little was known about the effectiveness of the remaining 11.”

The GAO provided a list of the 18 federal programs, which together served a total 109.9 million Americans in 2014. The list only provides the total number of participants for each program, and does not take into account the potential for individuals to participate in more than one program.

Brown said the GAO urged the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) address potential overlaps in their programs. The USDA commissioned a study on redundant programs in 2013, and then “decided to study the impact of participation in multiple food assistance programs on the nutritional status of participants.”

“While such a study will provide important information, it does not address GAO’s recommendation,” Brown said. “GAO continues to believe that further action is needed.”

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#69. To: GrandIsland (#68)

"Now, I don't like the direction my sheeple peers have taken this country..."

Neither does numbnuts. But because the majority disagrees with him, that makes our country a dictatorship and him helpless to do anything about it.

misterwhite  posted on  2015-05-22   14:07:48 ET  Reply   Trace   Private Reply  


#70. To: GrandIsland (#0)

The redistribution of wealth promised by the leftists is in full swing.

Don  posted on  2015-05-22   17:28:04 ET  Reply   Trace   Private Reply  


#71. To: Don (#70)

The redistribution of wealth promised by the leftists is in full swing.

I agree... and soon, when even 25 and 35% of ones paycheck isn't enough to fund the masses of people that refuse to work... the government will have no way to fix it until they just take all of your paycheck and make us all "equal"

That's what they've been doing over the last 45 years, indoctrinating the sheep to think we are "equal"... and we are not equal.

Every society gets the kind of criminal it deserves. What is equally true is that every community gets the kind of law enforcement it insists on. Robert Kennedy

GrandIsland  posted on  2015-05-22   17:33:28 ET  Reply   Trace   Private Reply  


#72. To: GrandIsland (#71)

Communist dogma gives material things to all according to their need. The State provides the needed assets to its citizens, I.e. its slaves. The whole system falls apart when no one gives resources to the State.

Don  posted on  2015-05-22   17:40:17 ET  Reply   Trace   Private Reply  


#73. To: GrandIsland (#0)

Black out of wedlock birthrate is what, 70%?

The Black family survived slavery, reconstruction the reformation and Jim Crow laws.

What killed it off was the great society and the war on poverty.

Dead Culture Watch  posted on  2015-05-22   17:55:36 ET  Reply   Trace   Private Reply  


#74. To: Dead Culture Watch (#73)

"Black out of wedlock birthrate is what, 70%?"

Yep. 73%.

As a comparison, black out of wedlock birthrate was 7% in 1964 -- before the Great Society programs.

misterwhite  posted on  2015-05-23   7:25:24 ET  Reply   Trace   Private Reply  


#75. To: misterwhite, Deckard, A Pole, GrandIsland (#66) (Edited)

And in a representative republic, the people are the state.

So pay your taxes when the people's representatives set some funds aside to feed the poor.

Pericles  posted on  2015-05-23   13:04:58 ET  Reply   Trace   Private Reply  


#76. To: Pericles (#75) (Edited)

So pay your taxes when the people's representatives set some funds aside to feed the poor.

That money could be better spent on ramping up the war on drugs and arresting more potheads.

“Truth is treason in the empire of lies.” - Ron Paul
Americans who have no experience with, or knowledge of, tyranny believe that only terrorists will experience the unchecked power of the state. They will believe this until it happens to them, or their children, or their friends.
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Deckard  posted on  2015-05-23   13:11:39 ET  Reply   Trace   Private Reply  


#77. To: Pericles (#75)

"So pay your taxes when the people's representatives set some funds aside to feed the poor."

Let's see. For the third time. I don't want my tax money taken from me and given to a select group of people. Tax dollars are to be used for the general welfare.

misterwhite  posted on  2015-05-23   13:27:20 ET  Reply   Trace   Private Reply  


#78. To: misterwhite (#77) (Edited)

I don't want my tax money taken from me and given to a select group of people. Tax dollars are to be used for the general welfare.

What is this "general" welfare? More prisons? Nation building abroad?

A Pole  posted on  2015-05-23   15:36:16 ET  Reply   Trace   Private Reply  


#79. To: Pericles (#75)

I refuse to allow my taxes to enslave and enable future lazy pathetic shit birds. That will only cause socialism... your favorite ideal.

Taxes should only be used for public safety, education (education should be private funded) and roads and highways. Something EVERYBODY USES... not just the lazy.

You should surf libtard discussion boards... You'd fit in better. Take Apole, Willie Green and a few other flaming liberals with us. Please & thank you.

Every society gets the kind of criminal it deserves. What is equally true is that every community gets the kind of law enforcement it insists on. Robert Kennedy

GrandIsland  posted on  2015-05-23   16:05:04 ET  Reply   Trace   Private Reply  


#80. To: A Pole (#78) (Edited)

What is this "general" welfare? More prisons?

It's for shit EVERYONE USES...

Everyone benefits by improved and maintained roads

Everyone benefits by public safety

Everyone benefits by corrections (that way some criminal shitbag is locked away and can't victimize libtards like you)

But only turds benefit from welfare... and because of your weak pathetic bleeding heart, more and more Americans are generationally becoming dependent upon your sorrow.

I'd rather you cry every time you see someone with less than you, rather than you expect ME to fund that person so YOU feel better.

Every society gets the kind of criminal it deserves. What is equally true is that every community gets the kind of law enforcement it insists on. Robert Kennedy

GrandIsland  posted on  2015-05-23   16:12:15 ET  Reply   Trace   Private Reply  


#81. To: A Pole (#78)

"What is this "general" welfare?"

Spending which benefits everyone in general -- roads, bridges, the military, etc.

As opposed to specific welfare -- taking money from citizen "A" and giving it to citizen "B".

misterwhite  posted on  2015-05-23   18:12:24 ET  Reply   Trace   Private Reply  


#82. To: misterwhite (#77)

I don't want my tax money taken from me and given to a select group of people.

Tough. No taxation without representation. You lost. America, love it or leave it.

Pericles  posted on  2015-05-23   23:33:46 ET  Reply   Trace   Private Reply  


#83. To: GrandIsland (#79)

I refuse to allow my taxes to enslave and enable future lazy pathetic shit birds. That will only cause socialism... your favorite ideal

You are a govt employee that has lived off taxation. You are the living example of socialism you speak about. Heck, you probably wore a uniform at work like socialists do.

Pericles  posted on  2015-05-23   23:35:06 ET  Reply   Trace   Private Reply  


#84. To: misterwhite, A Pole (#81)

"What is this "general" welfare?"

Not having hungry people is just as beneficial as having a good road to a logical mind.

Pericles  posted on  2015-05-23   23:36:47 ET  Reply   Trace   Private Reply  


#85. To: Pericles (#83) (Edited)

You are a govt employee that has lived off taxation

Your forefathers intended for limited government... welfare was never a thought. Get a new argument to hide your closet socialist agenda.

Every society gets the kind of criminal it deserves. What is equally true is that every community gets the kind of law enforcement it insists on. Robert Kennedy

GrandIsland  posted on  2015-05-24   2:55:56 ET  Reply   Trace   Private Reply  


#86. To: GrandIsland (#80)

I'd rather you cry every time you see someone with less than you, rather than you expect ME to fund that person so YOU feel better.

Now you should know by now that "ISN'T" the Leftard way.

“Political correctness is a doctrine, fostered by a delusional, illogical minority, and rapidly promoted by mainstream media, which holds forth the proposition that it is entirely possible to pick up a turd by the clean end.”

CZ82  posted on  2015-05-24   5:55:27 ET  Reply   Trace   Private Reply  


#87. To: misterwhite (#74)

Yep. 73%.

As a comparison, black out of wedlock birthrate was 7% in 1964 -- before the Great Society programs.

I see the Leftards are giving that a wide berth when they discuss the "advantages" of Welfare.

“Political correctness is a doctrine, fostered by a delusional, illogical minority, and rapidly promoted by mainstream media, which holds forth the proposition that it is entirely possible to pick up a turd by the clean end.”

CZ82  posted on  2015-05-24   5:57:34 ET  Reply   Trace   Private Reply  


#88. To: CZ82 (#87)

"I see the Leftards are giving that a wide berth when they discuss the "advantages" of Welfare."

In today's news, Arizona is proposing limiting welfare to one year. That's a start.

misterwhite  posted on  2015-05-24   9:22:34 ET  Reply   Trace   Private Reply  


#89. To: Pericles (#84)

"Not having hungry people is just as beneficial as having a good road to a logical mind."

Which is why I believe charities are worthwhile.

misterwhite  posted on  2015-05-24   9:39:36 ET  Reply   Trace   Private Reply  


#90. To: Pericles (#84)

Not having hungry people is just as beneficial as having a good road to a logical mind.

Hungry? Most of the 'poor' people I see could eat an Ethiopean family and then look for a KFC to loot. At least judging by how fat they are.

Dead Culture Watch  posted on  2015-05-24   11:34:29 ET  Reply   Trace   Private Reply  


#91. To: GrandIsland (#85)

our forefathers intended for limited government... welfare was never a thought.

Really?

"promote the general Welfare" is in the constitution.

Pericles  posted on  2015-05-24   14:44:35 ET  Reply   Trace   Private Reply  


#92. To: Dead Culture Watch (#90)

Not having hungry people is just as beneficial as having a good road to a logical mind.

Hungry? Most of the 'poor' people I see could eat an Ethiopean family and then look for a KFC to loot. At least judging by how fat they are.

We should wait until their bellies are distended first - then feed them after they grovel at our feet. Keep running on that platform, kooks.

Pericles  posted on  2015-05-24   14:45:47 ET  Reply   Trace   Private Reply  


#93. To: misterwhite (#88)

In today's news, Arizona is proposing limiting welfare to one year. That's a start.

Governor Doug Ducey is weighing in on sharp cuts to Arizona residents on welfare.

The Arizona Legislature ended lifetime benefits to low-income families after just 12 months.

The Governor calls the cuts necessary to protect education and other programs.

But those who rely on the help call the cuts unfair.

Critics say taxpayers may have to foot additional costs because those who are most vulnerable may not get the assistance they need.

"What we want to do is transition people out of the social safety net into gainful employment," said Arizona Governor Doug Ducey.

Gov. Ducey says the move came as legislators worked to close the state's $1 billion budget deficit.

>>VIDEO: Sen. Kelli Ward on why Arizona is cutting back on welfare

The program that receives funding from the Federal Government, and provides money to families in need, saved about $4 million taxpayer dollars.

"We had a budget to balance, we balanced it in a bi-partisan way, through our reforms we have protected the developmentally disabled, we have protected seniors, and the best reform here is a job and an opportunity in a growing economy," he said.

According to the Arizona Department of Economic Security, the average stay on the program is about 14 months, and a single parent with two kids can receive a maximum of just under $280 a month.

"We all want the people to find work, and the last time I checked the unemployment rate in Arizona was higher than the United States average. That means people looking for jobs cannot find them. So then to punish people and say we are letting you fall into crisis is a very damaging policy for the whole state," said Dana Naimark with the Children's Action Alliance.

Naimark and the Alliance lobbied against the cuts at the legislature. They point out that to be in the program the parent has to be actively looking for work. The changes are estimated to effect 1,700 families, and that includes about 2,700 children.

"This is to save $4 million in a $9 billion budget, that is ridiculous. This was not a choice anybody had to make. This is something some legislators wanted to do, and it is a bad idea," she said.

And not a single mention of illegal aliens and how it would effect them, the terminology used was "Arizona residents".

“Political correctness is a doctrine, fostered by a delusional, illogical minority, and rapidly promoted by mainstream media, which holds forth the proposition that it is entirely possible to pick up a turd by the clean end.”

CZ82  posted on  2015-05-24   14:55:05 ET  Reply   Trace   Private Reply  


#94. To: Dead Culture Watch, Pericles (#90)

Hungry? Most of the 'poor' people I see could eat an Ethiopean family and then look for a KFC to loot. At least judging by how fat they are.

You should see how much food gets thrown away each week at each Food bank that is close to where I live, enough to fill one of these...

A 6 cubic yard dumpster...

“Political correctness is a doctrine, fostered by a delusional, illogical minority, and rapidly promoted by mainstream media, which holds forth the proposition that it is entirely possible to pick up a turd by the clean end.”

CZ82  posted on  2015-05-24   14:59:25 ET  (1 image) Reply   Trace   Private Reply  


#95. To: CZ82 (#94)

A 6 cubic yard dumpster.

Am sure some conservative made them throw it away.

Bastards

Dead Culture Watch  posted on  2015-05-24   15:53:33 ET  Reply   Trace   Private Reply  


#96. To: CZ82 (#86) (Edited)

Now you should know by now that "ISN'T" the Leftard way.

I do realize this... I just like to drive home that I won't voluntarily donate one penny to make that leftard feel better for months.

Every society gets the kind of criminal it deserves. What is equally true is that every community gets the kind of law enforcement it insists on. Robert Kennedy

GrandIsland  posted on  2015-05-24   20:32:46 ET  Reply   Trace   Private Reply  


#97. To: Dead Culture Watch (#90)

t having hungry people is just as beneficial as having a good road to a logical mind.

Hungry? Most of the 'poor' people I see could eat an Ethiopean family and then look for a KFC to loot. At least judging by how fat they are.

The problem you lot have is that only shit hole countries like Somalia and Ethiopia don't have a welfare system. Every advanced and prosperous country on earth has a form of welfare system. You lot has to show how copying Somalia will lead to more prosperity than Sweden's system or Canada's or even the current American system.

Pericles  posted on  2015-05-25   0:36:13 ET  Reply   Trace   Private Reply  


#98. To: Pericles (#97)

The problem 'your' lot has is that you destroy lives and walk around as smug as possible for having done so.

Why has the black family disintegrated since the great society? It's like you democrats, who started the KKK, have found the perfect weapon to destroy.

Dead Culture Watch  posted on  2015-05-25   1:04:33 ET  Reply   Trace   Private Reply  


#99. To: Dead Culture Watch (#95)

I opened one up one time and most of the food in it was just barely past it's expiration date, which is only a suggestion anyway as you know. I have things around the house that are past their expiration date and they are still just fine. My guess is the Food Banks don't want to take the chance on being sued by their customers (claiming they got sick over expired food) so they just throw it out. Either that or the Health Inspector stops by periodically and makes them throw it out, either way it's a waste of good food.

“Political correctness is a doctrine, fostered by a delusional, illogical minority, and rapidly promoted by mainstream media, which holds forth the proposition that it is entirely possible to pick up a turd by the clean end.”

CZ82  posted on  2015-05-25   7:36:24 ET  Reply   Trace   Private Reply  


#100. To: Pericles, Dead Culture Watch (#97)

The problem you lot have is that only shit hole countries like Somalia and Ethiopia don't have a welfare system.

Why would they their leaders are only interested in making sure they stay in power and have prosperous lives themselves.

Reminds me a whole hell of a lot of the kind of people you vote for, doesn't it??

“Political correctness is a doctrine, fostered by a delusional, illogical minority, and rapidly promoted by mainstream media, which holds forth the proposition that it is entirely possible to pick up a turd by the clean end.”

CZ82  posted on  2015-05-25   7:39:10 ET  Reply   Trace   Private Reply  


#101. To: GrandIsland (#96)

I do realize this... I just like to drive home that I won't

You might need to use a wooden stake in the heart before you get that point across to some folks.

“Political correctness is a doctrine, fostered by a delusional, illogical minority, and rapidly promoted by mainstream media, which holds forth the proposition that it is entirely possible to pick up a turd by the clean end.”

CZ82  posted on  2015-05-25   8:31:33 ET  Reply   Trace   Private Reply  


#102. To: Dead Culture Watch (#98)

The problem 'your' lot has is that you destroy lives and walk around as smug as possible for having done so.

Why has the black family disintegrated since the great society? It's like you democrats, who started the KKK, have found the perfect weapon to destroy.

The causation / correlation. You have no idea what caused the black family to break down. It could be a function of the loss of jobs in the manufacturing industry for all you know. It could be that the war on crime and drugs placed a whole generation of black men behind bars and eliminated them from the work place and the family.

Since more whites than blacks are on welfare you would have to show welfare had an equal effect on white and hispanic families.

Pericles  posted on  2015-05-25   13:19:05 ET  Reply   Trace   Private Reply  


#103. To: CZ82, Dead Culture Watch (#100)

Why would they their leaders are only interested in making sure they stay in power and have prosperous lives themselve

I could not read through your gibberish.

But I am willing to accept your world view. Show me one country where there is no welfare and is a modern 1st world country and is prosperous.

Because the only places I see with low or no taxes and no welfare and no govt regulations or low govt regulations are shit hole African countries.

Or do you all live in this fantasy world of your own making and assume your ideas would work without any real world examples?

Pericles  posted on  2015-05-25   13:22:09 ET  Reply   Trace   Private Reply  


#104. To: Pericles (#102)

Since more whites than blacks are on welfare

Haven't you figured out yet that those whites are people with the same Ideology as you??

“Political correctness is a doctrine, fostered by a delusional, illogical minority, and rapidly promoted by mainstream media, which holds forth the proposition that it is entirely possible to pick up a turd by the clean end.”

CZ82  posted on  2015-05-25   13:24:07 ET  Reply   Trace   Private Reply  


#105. To: Pericles (#103)

Or do you all live in this fantasy world of your own making and assume your ideas would work without any real world examples?

You been looking in the mirror again??

“Political correctness is a doctrine, fostered by a delusional, illogical minority, and rapidly promoted by mainstream media, which holds forth the proposition that it is entirely possible to pick up a turd by the clean end.”

CZ82  posted on  2015-05-25   13:31:19 ET  Reply   Trace   Private Reply  


#106. To: CZ82 (#104) (Edited)

Haven't you figured out yet that those whites are people with the same Ideology as you??

Byzantine Imperial revivalism?

Pericles  posted on  2015-05-25   16:17:15 ET  Reply   Trace   Private Reply  


#107. To: Pericles, rlk (#97)

Every advanced and prosperous country on earth has a form of welfare system.

Self ping for rebuttal.

rlk  posted on  2015-05-26   15:37:16 ET  Reply   Trace   Private Reply  


#108. To: Pericles (#106)

Voting for your own demise..

“Political correctness is a doctrine, fostered by a delusional, illogical minority, and rapidly promoted by mainstream media, which holds forth the proposition that it is entirely possible to pick up a turd by the clean end.”

CZ82  posted on  2015-05-26   15:40:42 ET  Reply   Trace   Private Reply  


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