News, Food-stamp tally nears 40 million, sets record.

[floridasandy]

Originally Posted by Leisesturm

What cant YOU understand.....Obama's spending is completely out of control! THATS OUR PROBLEM!

Really? What has changed in your life since Obama took office?

If Obamanomics is so good..........why the hell are we still losing jobs...400k plus.

We were losing them at 600K plus just before Obama took office.

Obamanomics is like european economics=fails everytime!

Except for Iceland, which did not bail out their banks, (banks which were left holding U.S. toxic assets) tell me a European country that is failing.


Makes no sense what so ever

Nothing about global economics makes sense. I mean, a billionaire? What the @#%! is that? YOu should be far more afraid of billionaires than you are of Obama. When the end comes, it will be the billionaires that caused it, not Obama.

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government makes the rules and therefore it is the government policy that allows the billionaires to flourish or not flourish, be rewarded or not be rewarded. the fact that our government is bribed and writes 1200 page plus bills that they don't even understand with 300 plus amendments on most of them speaks volumes about the current distribution of wealth in this country away from small business and regular citizens to big business and globalization.

as far as european failures, how about any of the PIIG countries?

portugal, ireland, italy, greece, and spain.

they aren't doing so well. is germany supposed to keep bailing all of them out? that must be pretty hard on the german citizens going forward.

[Mircea]

Originally Posted by natalayjones

Wow the lack of comprehension here leaves me baffled. The only thing that surpasses it is the lack of compassion. People are illegal for being so irresponsible as to wind up on Food Stamps and should be deported?

If they cancelled their cable/satellite, internet and cell-phone services, which are luxuries and not necessities, they could afford to buy food.

Originally Posted by GALiberal

Ok, 40 million people increase their skill level..now where are the new 40 million highly paid jobs for them going to come from? Thin air?

If you're too ignorant to start your own business, then I guess you just have to roll with it when you become unemployed.

Sucks to be ignorant.

Originally Posted by HappyTexan

The middle class jobs have been offshored and turned into slave wage jobs in countries like China, India, Malaysia.

Those aren't "slave wage jobs." Was the $5/day Henry Ford paid "slave wage?"

No, of course not. That provided a comfortable living. Just because people in the US need $45/hour jobs to support their NetFlix addiction doesn't mean the rest of the world does.

Originally Posted by sailordave

There are people out there who really need this and try to stretch their food supplies.

Is that before or after they start sharing living accommodations with other families? Sounds to me like they aren't making a serious effort.

Originally Posted by ZGACK

Bogus argument.

Characteristics of Minimum Wage Workers: 2010

In some parts of the US, Minimum Wage = Middle Class.

Yeah, it's called cost-of-living, but don't let facts get in the way, otherwise people would label you as a conservative.

[artsyguy]

Leave the rich people alone! <sarcasm>

[pghquest]

Originally Posted by Leisesturm

They are ALL illegal for being so irresponsible as to wind up on Food Stamps. Mandatory deportation for anyone that winds up leeching off the Federal Government. Send them to... .. I don't care where, just get them off my dime!

Originally Posted by littlemo

You need to go and look at the people in your town that are applying for food stamps, remember Hillsboro is 75+% white.
These are people with children that need food, they are not milking the system they are a result of the system. the hard working people at Circuit City were not irresponsible but a result of a corporate decision to maintain profitability. Do you not have any compassion for your neighbor's!

What a bunch of prejudice crap you spew!

There isnt ONE big of prejudice in the posting you responded to.. They didnt even discuss race AT ALL..

[Boompa]

Originally Posted by ZGACK

Bogus argument.

Characteristics of Minimum Wage Workers: 2010

Many cities and states have minimum wage above the Federal Minimum wage and most are better business environments than those with only the Federal minimum. Driving Wages down so americans can compete with Somalia, Zimbabwe and North Korean Slave wage will only create the Third World America the GOP wants.
As for Food Stamps most of the lower enlisted ranks in the military with families are getting them