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Brian4Liberty
10-25-2017, 05:55 PM
Oregon Has More Food Stamp Recipients Than Public School Students (http://www.breitbart.com/big-government/2017/10/24/oregon-food-stamp-recipients-public-school-students/)
by Katherine Rodriguez - 24 Oct 2017


The state of Oregon has more food stamp recipients than students enrolled in the state’s public schools, according to a Breitbart News analysis of state and federal data.

Oregon currently has 725,307 people enrolled in the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP), the program in charge of doling out food stamps, according to the latest U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) statistics on food stamp enrollment.

According to the Oregon Department of Education, enrollment in the state’s K-12 public schools for the 2016-2017 school year totaled 578,947.

In other words, 146,360 more people are receiving government assistance than getting an education in K-12 public schools in the state.

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Oregon has a history of being the number one state for food stamp usage in recent years. In 2013, a Census Bureau report noted that 20 percent of Oregon residents used food stamps. There are several possible reasons for the increase in SNAP users in Oregon over the years.
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More: http://www.breitbart.com/big-government/2017/10/24/oregon-food-stamp-recipients-public-school-students/

Brian4Liberty
10-25-2017, 05:58 PM
That's no way to run a pyramid scheme. Maybe they will increase minimum wage so that workers can pay more into the system? Or just raise taxes? Or maybe import more people, and pray that the imported people increase the worker to welfare ratio? If Oregon could just print it's own money, the problem would be solved.

tod evans
10-25-2017, 06:02 PM
That's no way to run a pyramid scheme. Maybe they will increase minimum wage so that workers can pay more into the system? Or just raise taxes? Or maybe import more people, and pray that the imported people increase the worker to welfare ratio? If Oregon could just print it's own money, the problem would be solved.

Fascist!

:cool:

bunklocoempire
10-25-2017, 06:26 PM
http://extension.oregonstate.edu/gardening


Gardening
Using sustainable and research-based techniques, learn how to grow your own vegetables, connect with other gardeners, or use Ask an Expert to seek gardening advice.


My little garden got wiped out, I'm here to get my Oregon issued food stamps...

Said no one ever. Maybe Oregon doesn't get enough water to grow a garden...