The US Food Stamp Program is a federal assistance program that provides food to low income people living in the United States. Benefits are distributed by the individual states, but the program is administered through the U.S. Department of Agriculture. Most food stamp benefits are now distributed using Electronic Benefit Transfer (EBT) cards but for most of its history the program has used paper vouchers of some kind.

Retirees in particular should be outraged at the federal government’s economic stimulus plan: The plan does not extend low income programs like unemployment benefits or food stamps. And, most critically it does not offer anything to seniors not receiving a paycheck (Social Security checks do not count.)

MONTANA -- An El Salvadoran who was in the United States illegally has been sentenced to eight years in prison for using a false identity to receive government benefits. Tomas D. Ramirez, 44, was ordered to pay $18,000 in restitution for federal and state student aid and food stamps he received illegally.

Submitted for your consideration, the outraged fascist, who calls himself a conservative, angry that a low-wage laborer is eligible for food stamps. Witness the same fascist reacting with jubilation upon discovering that a corporation he owns stock in has been given a large subsidy by the government.

Submitted for your consideration, the outraged fascist, who calls himself a conservative, angry that a low-wage laborer is eligible for food stamps. Witness the same fascist reacting with jubilation upon discovering that a corporation he owns stock in has been given a large subsidy by the government.

"My aunt then asked the government for money to pay rent and for food stamps to pay for food. She got them. She has been living off the government for years. I asked her once why she didn’t go back to work. Her response was, “Why should I go, I don’t have to. The government gives me money to pay my bills and money to buy food. There is no need""