Eric Cantor who praised this bill and strongly supported it has 85,000 people in his district who are on food stamps. Yet he voted to cut this program while never trying to get a jobs bill passed so that maybe more of his people could work. Also some of the republicans who voted for this bill stand to gain thousand of dollars in farm subsidies.
From Buzzfeed.com
"During the food stamp debate, GOP Rep. Stephen Fincher, who received thousands in farm subsidies, responded to a Democratic Congressman during the debate over the cuts by quoting the bible, saying “the one who is unwilling to work shall not eat.”Fincher himself has received his own large share of government money. From 1999 to 2012, Stephen & Lynn Fincher Farms received $3,483,824 in agriculture subsidies. Last year he took in $70,574 alone.
Another Republican congresswoman who voted to make cuts to the food stamp program was Rep. Vicky Hartzler of Missouri. Her farm received more than $800,000 in Department of Agriculture subsidies from 1995-2012. In 2001, her farm received $135,482 in subsidies.
Rep. Kristi Noem of South Dakota, who also voted to make cuts to the program, was a partner in Racota Valley Ranch, her family’s farm and previously had nearly a 17% stake through 2008. The farm received $3.4 million in subsidies from 1995-2012. The Environmental Working Group, which analyzes subsidy data, says the “estimated amount of subsidies attributed to Rep. Noem from 1995-2012 is $503,751.”
Rep. Marlin Stutzman, a Republican Rep. from Indiana also received his fair share of government subsidies. He personally took in nearly $200,000 for the farm he co-owns with his father."
They use words from the Bible to support their actions. Well, there are plenty of words in the Bible that tell us to take care of the poor and needy. I am tired of people who profess to be Christians but act in unchristianly ways. Now the new Pope Francis says we need to take care of the poor and he lives like he believes it.
I believe that many of these people are true hypocrites. Take from the poor and fill my own pockets as well as those of my biggest donors is their philosophy. They care nothing for their own constituents because they think those who are poor will not vote. Well we need to prove them wrong!
A millionaire Georgia Republican even whined that $172,000.00 was not enough money for working 126 days.when the median income in his state is approximately $49,000.00. What a nerve and he is also estimated to be worth between 3 and 7 million.
We need to find a way to make some serious changes in who represents the people in this country because neither party is doing a very good job of it.
I believe that many of these people are true hypocrites. Take from the poor and fill my own pockets as well as those of my biggest donors is their philosophy. They care nothing for their own constituents because they think those who are poor will not vote. Well we need to prove them wrong!
A millionaire Georgia Republican even whined that $172,000.00 was not enough money for working 126 days.when the median income in his state is approximately $49,000.00. What a nerve and he is also estimated to be worth between 3 and 7 million.
We need to find a way to make some serious changes in who represents the people in this country because neither party is doing a very good job of it.
