Higher Cigarette Taxes = More People on Food Stamps?
A new study finds that poor smokers compensate for higher cigarette taxes by going on SNAP
Entitlements
Mike Huckabee Attacks Chris Christie Over Social Security and Medicare
Opposes raising the eligibility age or means-testing the programs
Medicare and Social Security Tabs Coming Due
Unless we want to drown future generations in a sea of red ink, we need to have a serious conversation about the future of entitlements.
Young, Bummed, and in Debt
The labor market looks bleak for millennials. Why aren't they angrier?
Medicare Collapsing Slightly Less Quickly
The conveyer belt to insolvency slows down just a bit.
Paul Ryan's Doomed Budget Proposal Is Typical GOP Establishment Stuff
Less social welfare spending, more military spending! Cuts trillions from federal spending, but doesn't actually reduce federal spending.
In Defense of Millennials and Individualism
Forget Justin Bieber. Don't Hate on "Generation Selfie"
Court: It's Not a Right When Only the Sheriff's Friends Get To Hold Guns
The case isn't just about guns, but also about what it means for the public to have "rights."
Farm Bill To Include $9 Billion in Cuts To Food Stamps
$1 trillion dollar piece of legislation
Slouching Toward Bankruptcy
The longer Washington puts off Social Security reform, the worse the shock will be.
Food Stamps Being Sold on Craigslist, eBay
Internet creating new ways for food stamp recipients to convert them into cash
Walmart Defends Food Stamp Shopping Spree Prompted By Electronic Glitch
Spending cap was lifted
Louisiana Food Stamp Glitch Removing Spending Limits Leads to Run on Walmart
Customers with up to 10 shopping carts worth of shit-
Chaos Erupts over Glitches with Food Stamp System
Walmart accepted cards that weren't showing limits. Mayhem ensued.
Missouri Sees Major Waste in Food Stamp Program
Second-highest rate of overpayment in country
House GOP Considers Legislation to Trim Food Stamps By Up To 5 Percent
Cue the chicken littles
New Yorkers Using Food Stamps to Send Food to Relatives in the Caribbean
"Food insecurity" the liberal claptrap used for ever expanding entitlements
White House Could Veto Farm Bill if it Doesn't Include Food Stamps
House expected to vote on the bill on Thursday
