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Even when they agree, the White House and Republicans can't agree. Both sides believe that...

  • Tuesday, December 4, 2012, 3:45 AM ET
    Even when they agree, the White House and Republicans can't agree. Both sides believe that spending in the 2012 farm bill should be slashed by $32-35B, with major cuts for subsidies and soil conservation. However, the GOP wants reductions for food stamps, a move the White House is opposed to. Under the fiscal cliff, money for farm programs would fall by up to $10B.
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  • Food Stamp users are Democratic voters...cant cut that..
    4 Dec 2012, 06:40 AM Reply Like
  • Sorry to disappoint, but many live in the South, and food stamp recipients are White 63.7% and only 12.2% Black. So, I highly doubt any significant majority are Democrats.
    4 Dec 2012, 01:56 PM Reply Like
  • A few apt quotes:

    "Can't we all just get along?"
    -- Rodney King (just after the riot)

    "Can't this thing go any faster?"
    -- Rodney King (trying to hit 140-miles-per-hour just before the riot)

    "Let them eat Obamaphones."
    -- Michelle Obama (after learning that food-stamp recipients were going hungry)

    "If we go any further Foward! we're going to end up in the middle ages."
    -- Charles Murray Berra
    4 Dec 2012, 08:54 AM Reply Like
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