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Poverty

elocs

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1. I'm retired, under the 100% federal poverty level, and receive $32/month in food stamps.

Reply to left-of-center2012 (Original post)

Fri Apr 6, 2018, 11:12 AM

Apr 2018

It was $39/month in December but because my SS went up $15/month with a cost of living raise they cut me back $7 on food stamps. If it wasn't for my local food pantry and knowing how to cook I'd be in food jeopardy.

This is a great article about food stamps and its benefit to our economy.
https://www.motherjones.com/politics/2013/10/food-stamps-statistics-SNAP-economic-benefits/
"When food stamps get spent, we all benefit. Despite critics’ focus on the costs of SNAP, research has shown that these dollars are among the best forms of government stimulus. Food stamp spending generates local economic activity, jobs in the farm and retail sectors and beyond."

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I'm retired, under the 100% federal poverty level, and receive $32/month in food stamps. elocs Apr 2018 #1

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