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Ben Bullard Personal Liberty Digest 7/25/2014 Acting on the order of Republican Governor Paul LePage, the Maine Department of Health and Human Services announced Wednesday the State would stop administering Federal food stamp benefits to capable residents who do not hold jobs, receive job training or do volunteer work. In a statement, the Governor explained […] July 29th, 2014 | Tags: food stamps, Gov. Paul LePage, Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP), volunteering | Category: Entitlements, Illegal Immigration, Maine, Politics | Comments are closed
Talking shopping carts, spotlighting on vegetables Elizabeth Harrington The Washington Free Beacon 7/15/2014 …“These strategies, in particular, draw on principles of behavioral economics to nudge consumers towards healthier choices,” the report said. The panel came up with six preferred strategies: discount coupons for SNAP recipients; rebates of up to $60 for healthy purchases on EBT […] July 20th, 2014 | Tags: “Nudging Nutrition”, EBT cards, MyCart, MyPlate, Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) | Category: Department of Agriculture, Michelle Obama, Progressives | Comments are closed
Was it better to eat the string cheese now or to save it? To buy milk for $3.80 nearby or for $3.10 across town? Was it better to pay down the $600 they owed the landlord, or the $110 they owed for their cellphones, or the $75 they owed the tattoo parlor, or […] March 18th, 2013 | Tags: Electronic Benefit Transfer (EBT) card, food stamps, Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP), welfare, Woonsocket | Category: Economy, Progressives, Rhode Island, Socialism | Comments are closed
Judicial Watch 9/29/2011 In its quest to promote taxpayer-funded entitlement programs, the Obama Administration has actually rewarded one state with a $5 million bonus for its efficiency in adding food-stamp recipients to already bulging rolls. It’s part of the administration’s campaign to eradicate “food insecure households” by improving access and increasing participation in the government’s […] September 29th, 2011 | Tags: food stamps, Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) | Category: Barack Obama, Department of Agriculture, Department of Health and Human Services, Economy, Entitlements, Oregon | Comments are closed
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