$4.5 Billion in food gone...

   No That wasn't a typo, and you read it right $4.5 Billion in food just disappeared. You may ask where did it go, why it disappeared. Well let me assure you that it wasn't aliens, or a swarm of locust, or Armageddon. No there is no conspiracy the reason the food is gone is a little more mundane than that. 

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  On June 19, 2012 the U.S. Senate voted not to preserve $4.5 billion in spending in the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, or SNAP. In 2011 the amount that was spent on the SNAP program was $78 Billion. Now according to Congressional Budget Office In 2010, about three out of four SNAP households included a child, a person age 60 or older, or a disabled person. Most people who received SNAP benefits lived in households with very low income, about $8,800 per year on average in that year. The average monthly SNAP benefit per household was $287, or $4.30 per person per day. On average, SNAP benefits boosted gross monthly income by 39 percent for all participating households and by 45 percent for households with children.


    Now of course I do have an opinion on this subject but won't state it in this forum (people would eat me alive and spit me out, no matter what side I chose); however I would love to hear what you have to say on the subject. Now I know this may be a hot subject and if you would like to know how your Senators voted on this issue there is a link below.   


Well until next time.






Love, Peace, & Chick Grease.


DJ
(aka: The Noodle Ninja)




See how your Senators Voted.