Clips with Breakfast: Corbett's plan to make it harder for poor to get food stamps takes heat, real people hurt by budget cuts
January 11, 2012
Here's some reading material to enjoy with breakfast as Tom Corbett's plan to make it harder for the poor to get food stamps takes heat and real people are hurt by Gov. Corbett's budget cuts.
Food stamps asset test condemned as 'idiotic, heartless' (Times Tribune) "It's stupid, idiotic and, quite honestly, heartless," said Gary Drapek, president of the United Way of Lackawanna and Wayne counties. "I can't understand it. I can't understand the rationale behind it."
Asset test to make poor even poorer (Times Tribune, Editorial) This is another needless assault on the poor by the same administration that, soon after taking office, eliminated the AdultBasic health care plan for low-income workers on the false premise that it was too expensive. The administration should back off and stop penalizing poor people for managing to accumulate meager assets.
State budget cuts harm people with real needs (Patriot News, Editorial) Legislators will have to make difficult decisions this year concerning the budget, but they need to keep in mind how further cuts to social services could devastate their constituents and communities back home.
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