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Welfare limits tied to more deaths over time: study
ReutersNEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Pressuring welfare recipients to get a job or face losing their benefits may put them at a slightly increased risk of dying over the long term, according to new research. A study that tracked Floridians on welfare over...Tags: Health and Safety at School, Interior Policy, Arts and Culture, New York University, Customs and Tradition
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Families on food stamps would suffer while farms get fat
As a member of Congress, Rep. Doug LaMalfa (R-Richvale) is proud to stand up for the principles of limited government and individual responsibility. The first-term congressman expresses skepticism about such safety-net programs as food stamps, regarding...
Tags: Science and Technology, Poverty, Unemployment Benefits, U.S. Department of Agriculture, U.S. Congress
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Our Voice: Thune spies missed opportunities in farm bill
South Dakota Sen. John Thune went out on a limb last week: an elected official from an agriculture state voting against, then criticizing, the farm bill. In a bipartisan vote Monday, the U.S. Senate passed a five-year, half-trillion-dollar farm bill....Tags: Agriculture, Insurance, U.S. Senate, Elections, U.S. Department of Agriculture
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LETTER: Where Did the Middle Class Go?
I recently recalled something I learned in Sociology 101 some time ago. To oversimplify, we were taught that, economically speaking, there was an upper class, a middle class and a lower class. Today, the upper class are the wealthy, who have attorneys...Tags: Temporary Assistance for Needy Families, Personal Income
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As U.S. House takes up farm bill, groups warn of hidden costs
Reuters* Taxpayer costs could skyrocket if crop prices falter mildly * House leaders set farm bill debate for next week * Food stamps are the major House-Senate dispute By Charles Abbott WASHINGTON, June 14 (Reuters) - As the U.S. House of Representatives...Tags: Eric Cantor, John Boehner, Elections, Parties and Movements, Politics
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Local farmers prefer insurance, not subsidy
When it comes to getting help from the federal government, North Whitehall farmer Don Newhard says money is great, but insurance is gold. That appears to be the prevailing opinion among Lehigh Valley farmers as Congress debates the future of...
Tags: Science and Technology, Center Valley, Kutztown, U.S. Senate, Nazareth
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Food Challenge: How to eat on $4.50 a day
Could you live for a week on this grocery list? Beans and rice. Bread and peanut butter. Pasta and chickpeas. Cereal and milk. Yams, tomatoes and bananas. A little orange juice and some coffee. Thirty-one dollars and fifty cents doesn't go very far...
Tags: Ted Deutch, Breads, Lifestyle and Leisure, Groceries, Peanut Butter
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Sara Sciammacco: Farm bill is very bad news for taxpayers
The budget-busting farm bill (H.R. 1947) headed to the House floor next week is nothing but bad news for taxpayers, the environment and hungry children. It would cut funding for nutrition and conservation programs while boosting federal crop insurance...Tags: Nutrition, Science and Technology, Wetlands, Insurance, U.S. Department of Agriculture
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Adult Education Program Pairs GED, Job Training
The Hartford CourantNEW LONDON — When you don't have a job, how do you afford day care while you're getting training to make you more marketable? When you don't have a high school degree, how can you afford to take the time to study for a GED and get job training, too?...Tags: Nursing Homes, New London (New London, Connecticut), Nursing, Long Term Care, Health and Medical Professionals
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Food stamps: Congress glimpses into the meaning of $4.50 a day
Beginning today, nearly 30 members of Congress will get a small taste of what it’s like to rely on food stamps. Those calling for deeper cuts can rest assured though; this will come at no cost to the federal government. The group of House...Tags: Starbucks Corp., Politics, U.S. Congress, The Wall Street Journal, Personal Income
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Boxer to push funding for health costs of uninsured immigrants
WASHINGTON—Sen. Barbara Boxer plans to push for Washington to provide $250 million and perhaps more to help local and state governments pay the cost of healthcare to uninsured immigrants who seek legal status under legislation now before the Senate....
Tags: Career and Workplace, Health Insurance, Immigration Reform Legislation (2013), Justice and Rights, Migration
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