On 9/23/13 5:22 PM, wrote:
On Mon, 23 Sep 2013 16:44:50 -0400, "F.O.A.D." wrote:

On 9/23/13 4:38 PM, Mr. Luddite wrote:


"F.O.A.D." wrote in message
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And, of course, now that the Republican assholes in the U.S. House have
voted to cut $40 billion out of the food programs for the poor, the
choices the latter have will be limited further.

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First of all, they cut approximately $40 billion over the next 10 years
.... about $4 billion per year.
The eligibility and work requirements have been re-emphasized in order
to cut back on massive abuse of the program.

BTW, it's not just Republicans who recognize the program is out of control:

http://campaigns.dailykos.com/p/dia/...action_KEY=423



The abuses aren't massive, and the GOP-passe cutbacks won't address them.

Fortunately, the Senate likely will trashcan this latest attempt of the
Republicans to crap on the poorest among us.

If they have 28 democrats, including BOTH of yours, there must be
something else going here besides just feeding the poor.

Maybe I will go look at Thomas and see just what is really in this
bill.


Those 28 votes in the Senate were on an Amendment, not on the House
bill. The House bill will not pass the Senate.