Morally bankrupt

The Republicans are just sooo consistent. Rob the poor and give it to the rich. Year in and year out their mantra is eliminate government assistance for needy individuals, enable government handouts to greedy friends and corporations. This year during the holidays no less (we assume they do remember the holidays - help your fellow man, help the poor, help the sick) they have a nice, big lump of coal for people who do not have enough to EAT with their intention to cut funding for the Food Stamp Program.

Food stamps are used by ~27.5 million Americans - children, elderly, unemployed. The numbers of people needing food stamps has been rising in recent years due to economic conditions with a huge jump this fall due to Hurricane Katrina. Well, the US House of Representatives wants to cut 235,000 people from the rolls.

Guess we can't afford $700M to help disadvantaged Americans live because we have to give hundreds of billions to the well heeled.
Posted on The Human Stain