Obama Admin Rewards Oregon With $5 Million “Bonus” For Adding More People To Food Stamp Rolls…
He’s not called the “food stamp president” for nothing.
(Judicial Watch) — In its quest to promote taxpayer-funded entitlement programs, the Obama Administration has actually rewarded one state with a $5 million bonus for its efficiency in adding food-stamp recipients to already bulging rolls.
It’s part of the administration’s campaign to eradicate “food insecure households” by improving access and increasing participation in the government’s Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP). Incidentally, the program was recently changed to SNAP to eliminate the stigma that comes with a name like food stamps. Just a few months ago the federal agency that administers the program, the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA), launched a multi-million-dollar initiative to recruit more food-stamp participants even though the number of recipients has skyrocketed in the last few years.
This week Oregon officials bragged that the USDA has given the state $5 million in “performance bonuses” for ensuring that people eligible for food benefits receive them and for its “swift processing of applications.” The money comes on the heels of a separate $1.5 million award from the feds for making “accurate payments of food stamp benefits to clients.” So welfare recipients are clients?
It marks the fifth consecutive year that Oregon has been “recognized” by the federal government for “exceptional administration” of the entitlement program, according to the announcement posted on the state’s Department of Human Services web site. The state official who runs SNAP assures that her staff will “continue working very hard to exceed expectations” so that Oregonians can “put healthy foods on their table quickly.”
Could this be why the number of food-stamp beneficiaries in Oregon has increased dramatically in the last few years? Since 2008 the state has seen a 60% boost in the number of food-stamp recipients, which means that more than 780,000 people (one out of five Oregonians) get groceries compliments of Uncle Sam.
Posted by ZIP on Thursday, September 29, 2011, at 3:48 pm | 
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Buying votes one food stamp at a time…..
Newt’s new Contract with America: http://www.newt.org/21st-century-contract-america
Food stamp programs should be replaced by the government giving away hoes and seed packets and the free ploughing/tilling of lawns.
you need driver’s license photo id to get food stamps but not to vote. What an upside down libtard world.
Hidajunshin says:
September 29, 2011 at 3:59 pm
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He has my support. The man is a problem solver and has any other candidate actually presented a real plan-pencil to paper specifics on how they will deal with all these issues ? 30 second sound bites don’t cut it…Gingrich (baggage and all) is the most qualified for the presidency. Flavor of the week Cain is ill educated on the Consitution and foreign affairs and his health is extremely high risk..Romney cannot be trusted to repeal Obamacare-he will just say it needs tweaking and “he” can fix it..Perry’s ” heartless” if you don’t support illegals tax payer funded tuition put a boot in his ass…
Lets go back to the old grubberment cheese and other staples program. Bags of rice, beans,flour, cereal, powdered eggs, milk, frozen juice and canned fruits/veggies.
@vagabond
Don’t forget the mule…
I was all happy looking at the war porn then I scroll down to this story. I just go numb some days.
Yeah, thanks for making me feel like a chump for working hard and staying independent, douchebags.
Woooo Whooo! Money for nothing and your chicks for free.
Not only does being a bum pay real well, but if you sign more bums up you get a bonus (or stimulus if you will). Soon, we’ll all be eating that Rainbow Stew and sipping 40s on the front porch.
Okay with the bread but what about the circus? Oops I forgot there is always Moochelle and Hussain.
“Food insecure households” lmao.
Not by the look of some of his peeps.
Buying votes. I’ve never seen any politician be so brazen about it.
Good thing the press is keeping him honest! NOT
This is nutin new for Oregon. A big part of Oregon economy is the lumber industry. Saving the spotted and the collapse of the housing market does have effect on Hard working people of Oregon. Seems Oregon officials are content with however’ There Gov. has a hot idea “boost efforts like retro-fitting schools”
It’s free, swipe yo’ EBT.
@Sentinel: “Eatin’ rainbow stew with a silver spoon, underneath those skies of blue, we’ll all be drinkin’ that free Bubble-up and eatin’ that rainbow stew”. Who put that song out back in the ’70′s? It’s drivin’ me nuts.(yeah, yeah, short drive, I know).
@Rupaula: That idea appeals to me on multiple levels, but I’m thinking you’re not serioso. Green jobs, carbon-friendly, less money spent on food stamps….of course, the govm’t would need to control what is grown, that probably means no weed, which is gonna piss Rufus off.
They’ve already given an “oregon company” stimulus cash to make “green” batteries. Look up Re-Volt. They have an office in Portland area but they’re based in Europe and not even made a hearing aide battery yet let alone a car battery.
There would be less people on food stamp cards if the state/Fed govs didnt hamper timber sales in many counties, killing the local economies.
Oregon should be ashamed of itself – going out of its way to steal tax dollars. Maybe they should start protecting the children of that state – they have more convicted sex offenders I believe than any other state. Children go missing right out of schools such as Kyron Horman, a little 2nd grader, and they still can’t find him.
Reduse the US of A toa bunch of serfs like all tyrants do
I have 2 neighbors who I know get section 8. They have eveything that working people who pay TAXES like you and me.
But what really freaks me out they both have recent models of Cadillac cars.
Better than mine and the fucken gov. needs more of my money to pay for other people to live better than me.
Go fuck youself
I THINK ALL TAX PAYERS LINE UP FOR SOME FREE STAMPS…..CAUSE OBAMA SAY’S SO.
WOW! Do they really have pictures of the Presidents on them? Holy crap…why not just put these guys pics on each square of toilet paper that America uses? Disturbing!
Blueman – you should send a note to your congress person asking why these neighbors have Section 8 when they can afford Cadillacs. The reason the gov’t wants your money to give to those who don’t need it – is so those losers will keep voting for Dems to keep the money flowing.
I remember a time when people were ashamed to take handouts.