Saturday, December 06, 2014

Read 'em all and DO SOMETHING!!!-------Five Facts About Crony Profits from Food Stamps

Five Facts About Crony Profits from Food Stamps | The Daily Sheeple
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2.The Biggest Food Stamp Lobbyists are Mega Banks and Mega Corporations
Some 76 billion in food stamps were handed out just last year alone. But the biggest recipients aren’t the people on food stamps.
In fact, the biggest lobbyists for the food stamp program aren’t poor people or organizations who represent low-income families, but big Wall Street banks and mega corporations. 
Two quick examples: J.P. Morgan Chase raked in $209 million for just two contracts agreeing to administer EBT card benefits in Florida and New York; and Walmart made half a billion in food stamps just off Oklahoma residents and in just a two-year period. (source)

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