http://www.voice-tribune.com/columns/don-mcnay/dont-get-rid-of-food-stamps-just-yet/ The Voice Of Louisville Mon, 20 May 2013 04:29:56 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.4.1 http://www.voice-tribune.com/columns/don-mcnay/dont-get-rid-of-food-stamps-just-yet/#comment-24075 Sarah Tue, 15 May 2012 07:53:32 +0000 http://www.voice-tribune.com/?p=44604#comment-24075 "Welfare" including food stamps is less than FIVE PERCENT of our Federal budget. You could COMPLETELY get rid of them and it wouldn't make a dent. Source(s): By comparison, the military, and social security/medicare are SIXTY PERCENT OF OUR BUDGET!!!! The idea we are going to lower our deficit without addressing these things, or funding them, is blatantly idiotic - I mean they say it on Fox News “Welfare” including food stamps is less than FIVE PERCENT of our Federal budget. You could COMPLETELY get rid of them and it wouldn’t make a dent. Source(s): By comparison, the military, and social security/medicare are SIXTY PERCENT OF OUR BUDGET!!!! The idea we are going to lower our deficit without addressing these things, or funding them, is blatantly idiotic – I mean they say it on Fox News

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