Obama regime Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack says it’s good people are on foodstamps and it’s a stimulus program

democrat-logoI’m still curious. How does this idiot Tom Vilsack still have a job after the whole Shirley Sherrod fiasco? Oh wait, this is the corrupt Obama regime, that’s why he still has a job. Well Vilsack is at it again, praising food stamps. Not only does he think that food stamps stimulate the economy, but he’s proud of the fact that a record amount of people are on them during the Obama regime. He of  course made these asinine remarks to MSNBC, but the summary and article were posted at Fox News.

“The reason why these number have gone up is that we’ve done a pretty good job of working with states that had done a poor job in the past in getting the word out about this program,” he told MSNBC. “We’re now working with them to make sure that people who are eligible get the benefits.”
The number of people on food stamps has been growing to record levels for 30 straight months. The latest report from the Agriculture Department showed nearly 46 million people — or one in seven Americans — were enrolled as of May in what’s formally called the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program.

“It’s the most direct stimulus you can get into the economy during tough times,” Vilsack said, claiming every dollar in food stamp spending generates $1.84 in economic activity. The total cost of the program in May was over $6 billion — if Vilsack’s theory holds, that’s $11 billion in extra economic activity.

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August 16, 2011 · Filed Under General Politics


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