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n2doc Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Apr-01-11 11:22 AM
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Chart of the Day, Big Government Nanny State Edition
— By Tim Murphy| Fri Apr. 1, 2011 7:27 AM PDT
Faced with a choice between cutting farm subsidies and cutting funding for food stamps, House Republicans have overwhelmingly chosen to cut funding for food stamps. Unrelatedly, House Republicans have received a ton of farm subsidies:




I'd love to see a similar breakdown on how much Republican members of the 112th Congress have benefited from food stamps, since 1995.

h/t Niolca Twilley.


http://motherjones.com/mojo/2011/04/chart-day-big-government-nanny-state-edition
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Angry Dragon Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Apr-01-11 11:30 AM
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1. I read the other day that one of them owns 4 farms........
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Oceansaway Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Apr-01-11 11:39 AM
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2. K&R...n/t
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Lasher Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Apr-01-11 11:55 AM
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3. Very good graphic.
Why do Republicans consider farm subsidies sacred? This chart smacks you right in the face with an answer.
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