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    • 40 Ratings
    • 1689 Views
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    WHEN MY WIFE WAS ON FOOD STAMPS--NOW 1/2 OF OUR CHILDREN ARE

    AUGUST 7, 2010 3:33AM

    By Jonathan Wolfman


    Topics: costco, food stamps, welfare, business, economy, family, food/drink, health, news, politics

    • Editor's Pick
    • 74 Ratings
    • 15473 Views
    • 76 Comments
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    We became "poor" to help our daughter

    JANUARY 7, 2009 1:15PM

    By Kristi Myers


    Topics: preemie, science, health, family, adoption, poverty, arc, public assistance, welfare, ssi, social security, counseling, physical therapy, occupational therapy, cerebral palsy, cp, mental retardation, developmental disability, disability, prematurity

    • Editor's Pick
    • 49 Ratings
    • 8520 Views
    • 64 Comments
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    The Real Food Stamp Challenge: Compassion

    FEBRUARY 9, 2009 1:15PM

    By Heather Michon


    Topics: compassion, moralizing, fraud, underground economy, welfare, food, poverty, food stamps

    • 26 Ratings
    • 1167 Views
    • 55 Comments
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    Wall St. Execs To Be Drug Tested Before Further Bailouts

    OCTOBER 26, 2011 7:06AM

    By Jonathan Wolfman


    Topics: drug tests, illegal drugs, judge scriven, federal courts, michigan, near east, asia, south america, shareholders, dctators, police, military industries, academia, tax breaks, unreasonable/unconstitutional searches, fourth amendment, drug tests, welfare rolls, bailouts, wall street, gov. scott, florida, welfare, your money

    • 17 Ratings
    • 1913 Views
    • 48 Comments
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    What Really Disqualifies Ron Paul

    DECEMBER 24, 2011 4:21AM

    By Kent Pitman


    Topics: scrutiny, defensive, defense, defend, dismiss, disclaim, buck stops, buck stop, passing the buck, buck passing, the buck stops here, took responsibility, takes responsibility, taking responsibility, responsibility, oversight, overseer, oversees, oversee, chief executive, executive, bad management, poor management, management, apology, redemption, confession, scandal, fatal flaw, flaw, disqualified, disqualifies, welfare, homophobia, racism, racist, paul, ron paul, congressman ron paul, congressman paul, politics

    • 28 Ratings
    • 1303 Views
    • 47 Comments
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    My Brother’s Reality Intrudes

    JANUARY 4, 2010 7:15PM

    By Kent Pitman


    Topics: politics, adoption, unethical, moral, immoral, keep, keeper, catholic, birth control, dui, dwi, drunk driving, accident, crash, welfare, jail, prison, lost job, losing job, adopted, ward of the state, foster child, foster children, unwanted, pregnant, pregnancy, abortion, pro-life, pro-choice, pro-abortion, unwanted child, unwanted pregnancy, carry to term, finances, financial, economics, afford, care for, raise, child, children, health care, health insurance, universal coverage, public option, responsible, irresponsible, ethical

    • 14 Ratings
    • 461 Views
    • 40 Comments
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    I'd Support Drug-Testing the Poor

    FEBRUARY 28, 2013 7:33AM

    By Jonathan Wolfman


    Topics: economy, family, politics, welfare, poverty, drug-testing

    • Editor's Pick
    • 25 Ratings
    • 3975 Views
    • 40 Comments
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    At Fordham, Gingrich compares Limbaugh to Chris Matthews

    APRIL 21, 2009 2:01AM

    By Nora WD


    Topics: politics, welfare, ann coulter, rush limbaugh, barack obama, fordham university, newt gingrich

    • 16 Ratings
    • 2181 Views
    • 38 Comments
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    Poor People Are Leeches and Parasites!

    JULY 9, 2012 8:31AM

    By Kanuk


    Topics: prejudice, cadillacs, welfare recipients, living in poverty, burglars, criminals, poverty, poor people, kbtx, parasites, leeches, welfare fraud, welfare

    • 30 Ratings
    • 961 Views
    • 37 Comments
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    I Have High Blood Pressure and Chest Pain

    MARCH 22, 2011 11:08AM

    By Lyn LeJeune


    Topics: high blood pressure, chest pain, kock brothers, welfare, veterans, howard zinn, compassion

    • Editor's Pick
    • 26 Ratings
    • 4642 Views
    • 36 Comments
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    Welfare and Cigarettes

    JULY 9, 2012 9:08AM

    By Livia Gershon


    Topics: nashua, new hampshire, welfare, food stamps, ebt, snap, tanf, william o'brien, working poor

    • Editor's Pick
    • 28 Ratings
    • 9759 Views
    • 36 Comments
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    Conservatives on welfare

    MARCH 7, 2012 9:18AM

    By Fee Knowles


    Topics: empathy, conservatives, welfare

    • 18 Ratings
    • 1406 Views
    • 32 Comments
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    Dying for Food Stamps (final update): Children Dead

    DECEMBER 7, 2011 11:06AM

    By Erica K


    Topics: american tragedy, ohio, zanesville, texas, laredo, poor families, welfare, system, american government, food stamps

    • Editor's Pick
    • 21 Ratings
    • 1096 Views
    • 24 Comments
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    My name is Lorraine and I am an addict

    MARCH 9, 2009 1:22PM

    By fingerlakeswanderer


    Topics: lorraine berry, denial, emotions, feelings, race, world politics, us politics, common good, welfare, consumerism, belief and religion, war, addiction

    • 15 Ratings
    • 495 Views
    • 23 Comments
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    PLAYING DEAD

    FEBRUARY 12, 2012 1:37PM

    By James M. Emmerling


    Topics: family, welfare, ssi, sister, dog, non fiction

    • Editor's Pick
    • 18 Ratings
    • 3495 Views
    • 23 Comments
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    Food Stamps Prime the Economic Pump

    FEBRUARY 11, 2010 11:16AM

    By Mick Arran


    Topics: economy, welfare, food stamps, poverty, hunger, bankster greed

    • 16 Ratings
    • 763 Views
    • 20 Comments
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    My New Direction

    JULY 2, 2010 5:44PM

    By Kat Hudson


    Topics: helping others, kathryn hudson, kat hudson, writer, help, welfare, unemployment, jobs, maryland new directions

    • 8 Ratings
    • 2318 Views
    • 20 Comments
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    Ayn Rand--Alan Greenspan's God

    JUNE 11, 2009 9:57AM

    By John Jacob Di Gasbarro


    Topics: open call, no safety net at all, welfare, unemployment

    • Editor's Pick
    • 13 Ratings
    • 3363 Views
    • 18 Comments
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    License to Lie

    AUGUST 23, 2012 2:21PM

    By Ted Frier


    Topics: white working class, welfare queen, ronald reagan, global warming, fiscal policy, deficit hawks, paul krugman, obamacare, fox news, budget deficits, brit hume, walter lippmann, jr., martin luther king, republican national convention, liberalism, conservatism, right wing, political extemism, barry goldwater, 2012 campaign, citizens united, joe soptic, bain capital, super pac, newt gingrich, president obama, " lies and deception, "morning joe, joe scarborough, medicare, welfare, paul ryan, george will, mitt romney, republican party, economics, politics

    • 9 Ratings
    • 2716 Views
    • 16 Comments
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    Rick SATANorum's "Sly Lies" & Sociopathic Political Theology

    FEBRUARY 20, 2012 11:11PM

    By Ron Robinson


    Topics: comedy, business, books, feminism, family, science, politics, news, martin luther king, alec exposed, american legislative exchange council (alec), hitler, belief/religion, urine testing, welfare, bodily fluids, poor, poverty, republicans, death penalty, war, abortion, contraception, catholic bishops, jesus, false equivalence, atlas shrugged, john galt, liberals, conservatives, religious right, ralph reed, right-wing, michelle bachmann, ayn rand, american values network, red letter christians, jesuits, crusader christian, christianity, ron robinson, obama, media, political theology, sociopath, rush limbaugh, alice stewart, john sharlett, open+call, health

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