Heaven help us
This just in from the New York Times:
House Republicans narrowly pushed through a bill on Thursday that slashes billions of dollars from the food stamp program, over the objections of Democrats and a veto threat from President Obama. The vote set up what promised to be a contentious fight with the Senate and dashed hopes for passage this year of a new five-year farm bill.
The vote was 217 to 210.
The bill would cut $40 billion from the food stamp program over the next 10 years. It would also require adults between 18 and 50 without minor children to find a job or to enroll in a work training program in order to receive benefits. It would also limit the time those recipients could get benefits to three months.
The economy still is in the tank, college graduates are working at fast-food joints and living at home, millions of people can't find work or are underemployed, the working poor can't make ends meet, food bank shelves are empty, and this group of pond-scum politicians want to further cut back on helping poor people.
The true measure of our society is how we treat the least among us. And as a society, we don't measure up.
House Republicans narrowly pushed through a bill on Thursday that slashes billions of dollars from the food stamp program, over the objections of Democrats and a veto threat from President Obama. The vote set up what promised to be a contentious fight with the Senate and dashed hopes for passage this year of a new five-year farm bill.
The vote was 217 to 210.
The bill would cut $40 billion from the food stamp program over the next 10 years. It would also require adults between 18 and 50 without minor children to find a job or to enroll in a work training program in order to receive benefits. It would also limit the time those recipients could get benefits to three months.
The economy still is in the tank, college graduates are working at fast-food joints and living at home, millions of people can't find work or are underemployed, the working poor can't make ends meet, food bank shelves are empty, and this group of pond-scum politicians want to further cut back on helping poor people.
The true measure of our society is how we treat the least among us. And as a society, we don't measure up.