Ohio Food Stamp People better buy seeds. You're getting cut

[link to www.secretsofsurvival.com]
some really god tips here regarding living of the land and survival

Although I would agree they are suckers, I can't laugh with you, this shit is terrible. Most of these idiots are younger then twenty five.And you can't fix stupid!

I honestly try to forgive and try to love people on my travels thru life but this situation has gotton the better of me.

I would like to say to this brings a smile to my face. Indeed it is most fitting, these people held the balance in their hand of the election and voted for the treats which there now none.

Ha fucking HA, I may be in the same boat sometime soon but I hope you neanderthal fuckers ROT FIRST..

I realy do, It`s hard to forgive the "me me me" crowd..

I find this funny....

I heard on the radio that there WAS NOT A SINGLE vote for Romney in Philly. How can that be?

Well now, that changes everything, doesn't it? Now they'll get their food stamps because you have come up with so many good reasons to vote for Obama.

Man, I should have voted for O after all.

Next time read before posting.

He'll get right on it, bro. Meanwhile, you could save hundreds a year by dropping your ISP. Plus, we won't have to read your nonsense.

Yes, I did notice that. Got me curious enough to dig further and it looks like Ohio must be being rewarded by being the first state that's been told.
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The resolution introduced today would offer an official complaint against agriculture bills passed by the U.S. Senate and House of Representatives that would make deep cuts to SNAP benefits, which are federally funded and locally administered. A Senate agriculture bill passed in June would reduce national SNAP funding by $4.5 billion over 10 years; a measure passed in July by the House Agriculture Committee would cut $16 billion over the next decade. (The full House will not deliberate the farm bill until after the general election on November 6.)
[link to dcist.com]

Here's one that's not in the East:
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Texas has the third-highest rate of food insecurity in the nation — 18.5 percent of households struggled to acquire enough healthy food in 2011, according to a report released Wednesday by the U.S. Department of Agriculture. Although 14.7 percent of U.S. households had difficulty affording healthy food at some point in 2011, the federal government is considering cutting $16 billion from the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, commonly known as food stamps, as part of a national effort to tighten the federal budget.

More than 3 million Americans, including 302,800 Texans, will lose food stamp benefits in 2013 if the U.S. Congress approves proposed federal cuts to the SNAP, according to the federal Office of Management and Budget. That’s about 8.5 percent of Texans enrolled in the program as of June 2012.

The proposed $16 billion cut “would result not only in families losing their benefits, but it would really undermine Texas’ efforts to encourage families to save,” said Celia Cole, chief executive officer of the Texas Food Bank Network. Texas has raised the asset limit for those who qualify for SNAP benefits in order to encourage households to save money and work toward long-term solutions to pull the family out of poverty, rather than continuously depend on government aid. If the proposed cuts are approved, Texas would have to revert to federal standards on asset limits, and many Texans would no longer qualify for benefits. “You could potentially have someone with a $6,000 car get kicked off the program," Cole said.

“Despite anecdotes of food stamp abuse, SNAP recipients shop for nutritious food for their families,” the Houston Chronicle editorial said. “At a major grocery chain in Houston, the top three most-purchased items with SNAP were bananas, bread and tomatoes.”

[link to www.texastribune.org]

Easy method of tracking the clients!

And Oklahoma:
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Students could lose SNAP aid with budget cuts

Two hundred dollars doesn’t sound like much, but for Susana Rodriguez, it could mean the difference between a full fridge and a bare one.

Rodriguez is a single mother pursuing her master’s degree in computer science at OU. She works on the side to help pay for school — she doesn’t have scholarships — and she also receives $200 a month from the federal Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program. Her 5-year-old son, Alex Mendez, also gets free meals automatically thanks to Rodriguez's receiving the federal aid.

But that all might change for Rodriguez and other students receiving federal aid from SNAP as the U.S. Legislative branch fights over how to make cuts to the federal aid program as part of the 2012 Farm Bill.

Both the U.S. House of Representatives and the Senate want to limit access to SNAP aid for traditional college students by limiting access to only students pursuing employment-oriented degrees that are typically associated with vocational and technical schools. This may make it difficult for students not in these types of programs to qualify for aid unless they meet other eligibility requirements such as having a child under 5 or participating in a work study program.

The House’s bill — which claims to save taxpayers $16 billion — cuts SNAP further by restricting automatic qualification for SNAP only to those receiving cash assistance thus forcing states to reinstate asset tests that could make it harder for families to meet the income requirements for SNAP benefits.
[link to oudaily.com]

Oklahomans Benefit from Wide-Spread Fight Against Hunger as U.S. Congress Targets Nutrition Program

While Oklahoma tops USDA’s list as the hungriest state in the nation, federal lawmakers are debating cuts to nutrition programs that will affect the food banks in Oklahoma.

The Agriculture Committee’s proposal earlier this week would affect 22 million low-income households nation-wide and compromise their basic well-being. Based on this proposal, every SNAP household would have their benefits cut, and nearly 2 million Americans would be removed entirely from the SNAP program. Working families and seniors would be hit disproportionately. According to the Congressional Budget Office, 280,000 children would lose free school meals because their families receive SNAP benefits.

In Oklahoma last year, 620,791 Oklahomans state-wide received benefits through the SNAP program, which was the highest number of unduplicated cases in our state’s history. Seventy-six percent of these households included a child, senior or disabled person.
[link to www.regionalfoodbank.org]

Alot of these peeps getting food stamps will just have to cut back on their "fun" stuff and buy their own damn food! Saw one of these free shit army types in line at the grocery store talking on a new Iphone while getting $300 worth of free groceries! Then she got all mad when she had to pay something like $5 for an item that was not covered! I was about to burst a blood vessel watching it as I have a $10 phone and was having to pick and choose carefully and use coupons to make my low food budget stretch.

And Mississippi:
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Will Proposed Cuts to SNAP Hurt Missississippi?

The U.S. House of Representatives is looking to cut more than $16 billion from the federally-funded Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program or SNAP. MPB's Daniel Cherry has more on how that could affect Mississippi.

More Mississippi residents use SNAP, formerly known as food stamps, per capita than any other state. David Noble with the Mississippi Department of Human Services, who administers SNAP, thinks cuts will hurt their budget...and that means the state won't be able to reach as many low-income residents.

"It would reduce dollars that are available for outreach efforts to get those people on the rolls, if we're going to serve and be serving 100% of eligible individuals."
[link to mpbonline.org]

Last Edited by Nine's - IN MEMORIAM on 11/12/2012 06:28 PM

It's a good idea for anyone using the SNAP or food benefits, to plan to be affected. Whether by cutting back, learning to cook, planning a spring garden, putting some food and garden seeds aside, or whatever means they have.

Yeah. Like that magic underwear thing.

You couldn't name one in your pathetic post.

Starvation may very well be coming to America, and family, friends, neighbors, would be the best help, instead of relying on government.

Sadly, that seems to be a thing of the past. Maybe it will be different in the future. If not, starvation looks like a certainty for many.

Here's one:

MAGIC UNDERWEAR.

There could be volunteers that will sacrifice there time to teach people the basics if they're willing volunteers. I think that is what will be necessary for survival if and when tshtf.

Yes there will only be pink slime for you:

The elderly and the disabled need to be taken care of. The able-bodied should only be allowed food stamps for a certain period of time. I'm really not so worried about the kids since they get free breakfasts and lunches at school. Some schools even serve supper. IDK - this is a tough situation. With our budgets getting further and further in the red, there will have to be cuts which will affect everyone to some extent. You don't want to see people losing what they have come to expect, but reality is a slap in the face and we all need to be realistic about this situation. It's time that families start taking care of each other again - grandparents, grandkids, aunts, uncles...

Nice link. Thanks! There are quite a few on GLP too. Here are a few. I know there are many more:

Thread: >>>>Sustainable Living PLUS Canning and Dehydrating Food<<<<

Thread: Great Depression Cooking

Thread: CHEAP MEALS: Recipes and Links

Thread: Using Your Food Storage......Recipes and Ideas

Thread: Make a Mix and Substutute

The free food at the schools is also being cut.

It is time that families start helping each other. Thank you for your post.

The free shit army has nothing to do with our military! God Bless our armed forces members, they deserve all the help they can get for their service! The FSA is the entitled hood rat O voters!

I don't know what FSA is and google didn't help, but I get your message. Many people probably deserve all the help they can get, but it doesn't look like most will be getting it. I hope they have other support systems they can count on.

If the article is true, it's going to be an enormous issue with all the veterans coming home with life long issues or injuries.

Edit to add, I just figured it out. Free stuff army.

Last Edited by Nine's - IN MEMORIAM on 11/12/2012 07:49 PM

$50 less for beer and cigarettes? Nope, they'll take it from their own children's food. The young and weaker wil starve first.

the easy fix to military food stamp abuse it to put the BAH on the LEs for people who live on post.

If you live on post the housing money comes right off the top , off post it goes in your bank account.

hint an E 7 with like 15 years can get food stamps living on post , an e 4 with 3 years living off post can not. assuming both have 2 kids of course.

check the base pay food stamps are based on base pay and living on post that extra average of 12000 a year in housing benefits is not counted