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I suppose with modern plastic surgery we could do more to address inequality in looks, but welfare supporters prefer needs-based aid like food-stamps and medical vouchers.
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The food-stamps proposal would be a more direct approach, and one aimed more at adult behavior than that of children.
Gillibrand Not Sweet On Sugary Drinks Plan Devlin Barrett 2010
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Aiding people in their time of need (welfare and food-stamps) are horrible things but predatory capitalism and robbing people blind is just peachy.
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They oppose popular programs such as Social Security and Medicare that service the vast middle class (where the votes are), and Medicaid, S-CHIP, and food-stamps that provide aid to the poor (where more votes should be, if they voted!) that is at least a safety-net for the increasingly anxious middle class.
Paul Abrams: A Republican Strategist's Approach to a Democratic Victory in 2010 2010
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I could remind Republicans that our President's mother was once a recipient of food-stamps, but then again that might be the very reason for them to be against that "LIBERAL" program.
Obama, Stimulus, Republicans, and Apes----How They All Fit Together 2009
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It might not be so hard to propose that Obama, himself the child of a food-stamps recipient, has forgotten were he came from.
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Associated Press David Parrish looks through his file of correspondence with the Indiana Division of Family Resources about his Medicaid and food-stamps benefits in late July.
Glitches Mar Indiana's Effort to Outsource Social Services 2009
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He talked about joining George McGovern to create the food-stamps program.
Show Us Your Stuff 2008
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Well, now that I'm looking over your case-file, you might qualify for emergency food-stamps. maximum benefit $155/month -- average $86/month.
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Well, now that I'm looking over your case-file, you might qualify for emergency food-stamps. maximum benefit $155/month -- average $86/month.
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