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Old 02-16-2018, 01:20 PM  
hottoddy
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Libs Cry about President Trump?s Harvest Box Plan

It?s too hard to convert cans of corn and Spam to money for booze and crack. Plus, we all know the Dem's primary purpose of the current welfare system is more to control people than to help people.


?WASHINGTON ? The Trump administration is pushing what it calls a ?bold new approach to nutrition assistance?: replacing the traditional cash-on-a-card that food stamp recipients currently get with a pre-assembled box of canned foods and other shelf-stable goods dubbed ?America?s Harvest Box.?

Office of Management and Budget Director Mick Mulvaney likened the box to a meal kit delivery service, and said the plan could save nearly $130 billion over 10 years. But the idea, tucked into President Donald Trump?s 2019 budget, has caused a firestorm, prompting scathing criticism from Democrats and nutrition experts who say its primary purpose is to punish the poor??

https://www.washingtonpost.com...m_term=.4de668ce6264
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