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Food Stamps Are Affordable; Corporate Welfare Is Not

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The American taxpayer isn't paying much for social safety net programs like food stamps and Medicare. But we are paying a lot for the billions of dollars the US government gives to corporate America each year.

The average taxpayer making $50,000/year pays $36 toward the food stamp program. That same taxpayer is paying $6,000 that goes toward corporate subsidies.

Question: What should be cut in an attempt at balancing the budget?
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Dennis Kaiser is an author and consultant focusing on individual rights. As a US citizen Dennis is deeply concerned over how our nation has fallen from being productive and full of hope to one where that hope is being stripped from the majority (more...)
 

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