Is Obama “The Food Stamp President?”

Posted on January 27, 2012 by

Newt Gingrich called Barack Obama “The Food Stamp President.” In answer to this Obama said that food stamp usage did not go up dramatically under him it went up under George Bush. It‘s Bush’s fault…..waaaaaah.

Here is what the USDA shows:

http://www.dailyjobsupdate.com/wp-content/uploads/Food-Stamps-Yearly.jpg

Before we say that under Republicans people just do not get taken care of we should know that Obama also said that people become ‘eligible’ for food stamps. Presidents do not “put them on” food stamps. Of course people become eligible when the economy is poor.

http://www.dailyjobsupdate.com/wp-content/uploads/Food-Stamps-Monthly.jpg


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About jlue

I am a grandmother of seven and I like to garden, read, study the Bible, and spend time with family. I am not very politically active, but very interested in who is elected to lead our country.
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