“My mom was on welfare and the occasional food stamp, but I have never participated in any of those governmental programs, even the ones that kind of work like education, scholarships and whatever, and I managed to do just fine.” KindFineMomProgramMy MomWelfareStampsOccasionalScholarshipFood Stamps Author:Adam Carolla
“Programs like food stamps, unemployment insurance, Medicaid, and job retraining help Americans get back on their feet when they are down and out and laid off through no fault of their own.” HelpingJobsFeetProgramDown AndFaultsGet BackUnemploymentStampsFood StampsMedicaidLaid Off Author:Hank Johnson
“Left-wing social policies sicken our behavior and corrupt our culture. People bend principles and sacrifice integrity to get as much as they can from the government. Giveaway programs encourage every imaginable sort of cheating and dishonesty. Wheeling and dealing in food stamps is a way of life. Lying and fraud are commonplace. Whenever you're dependent on the money, the end justifies the means.” PeopleWayMeanEndsGovernmentLyingCultureLeftSocialPrinciplesSacrificePolicyIntegrityBehaviorProgramWingsDependentJustifyCheatingFraudStampsDishonestyCommonplaceLeft WingFood StampsSocial PolicyEnds Justify The MeansWheeling Author:James Cook
“I hope and understand that people are getting a better recognition that food stamps is a program that really helps America, helps families in need. It's not a government handout. If anything, it's a safety net that helps people through difficult times and bridges them towards stability.” PeopleIfsNeedsHelpingGovernmentAmericaDifficultProgramSafetyRecognitionBridgesStabilityStampsDifficult TimesSafety NetFood StampsHandouts Author:Cory Booker
“Former Governor [Jeb] Bush calling for an end all together of the Supplemental Nutrition Program, or what some people call food stamps program, as part of an overhaul.” PeopleEndsTogetherCallingProgramFormerNutritionGovernorsStampsFood Stamps Author:Melissa Harris-Perry
“How unthinkable that, in a country of such bursting plenty, so many people are facing ongoing hunger and poverty. If we are truly each other's keepers, let's support school lunches, food stamps, neighborhood garden projects, and so many other wonderful programs working to put an end to this cruel and needless blight once and for all.” PeopleIfsEndsCountrySchoolPovertySupportWonderfulProjectsProgramGardenHungerPlentyNeighborhoodLunchStampsOngoingKeepersUnthinkableBurstingBlightFood StampsHunger And PovertyHunger PovertySchool Lunch Author:Bonnie Raitt
“Tea Party Republicans, in an effort to kill the farm bill will stereotype and make racial comments about food stamps - which is a big element to the program.” BigsPartyEffortRepublicanElementsProgramBillsTeaCommentFarmsStereotypeStampsTea PartyFood Stamps Author:Eleanor Clift
“I am very excited to be the head women's basketball coach at Beloit College, ... This is a great opportunity for me. I am looking forward to putting my stamp on the program. I am confident that I can and will be successful here.” I CanOpportunitySuccessfulCollegeBasketballProgramExcitedCoachesBeing SuccessfulStampsLooking ForwardGreat OpportunityBasketball Coach Author:Don Adams
“The ‘Great Society’ has not worked and it’s put us into the modern welfare state. If you look at China, they don’t have food stamps. If you look at China, they’re in a very different situation. They save for their own retirement security…they don’t have the modern welfare state and China’s growing. And so what I would do is look at the programs that LBJ gave us with the Great Society and they’d be gone.” IfsLooksDifferentStatesSituationGoneGrowingModernSecurityProgramChinaWelfareRetirementStampsWelfare StateFood StampsGreat SocietyLbj Author:Michele Bachmann