Thursday, August 5, 2010

Tax Cuts for the Rich, Food Stamp Cuts for the Poor

["In the deepest recession of our lifetimes, Congress proposes to take food off the plates of hungry children to give more money to doctors, hospitals, and profitable corporations. Last time I checked, you can’t eat a Medicaid card."
- Lisa Hamler-Fugitt, executive director of the Ohio Association of Second Harvest Foodbanks, on a bill being voted on by the U.S. Senate to provide aid to states for Medicaid by cutting funding from food stamps. (Source: Columbus Dispatch)]


From Sojourners sojomail.  Italics in original; bold emphasis added.

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