Mitt Romney on Food Stamps?
And Other Random Thoughts
Mitt Romney has said that he’s not concerned about “the very poor”, because they have the safety net. The TANF (cash welfare) benefit for a three-person household in Massachusetts is $618 per month. The average SNAP (food stamps) benefit is $264 for that family each month.
I sent an email to Mitt Romney's campaign, daring him to prove to us all just how easy "the poor people" have it by living on a welfare and food stamp budget for a month. I don’t expect him to have the guts to do it, but it sure will be fun watching him squirm out of it.
Send him a message. Spread this around. Let's see how much pressure we can bring.
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he also said he's not concerned about the very rich. Are you going to blow that part of the quote out of proportion as well?
He also, in the same quote said if the safety net needs repair, he'll fix it. I guess you conveniently missed that part too.
A defining moment...
http://townhall.com/columnists/thomassowell/2012/02/07/a_defining_moment/page/full/
You know what else help pays for food? Working.