“It’s an unthinkable trade-off, but it’s happening. Although the 2013 SNAP (food stamp) budget of $78 billion is less than the 2012 investment earnings of 20 wealthy Americans, SNAP is being cut while not a penny extra is taken from the multi-billionaires.
The children, who make up nearly half of the 48 million recipients, will now get $1.40 for a meal instead of $1.50.”
-Paul Buchheit, Common Dreams
http://www.commondreams.org/view/2013/11/11