Can we have some wacky Democrat stuff just for balance?

[spursncowboys]

Yes, actually it does.

It uses the magic of something called "addition".

This magic works something like this:

Poverty level of income: 18,000 per year for one person.

Income before food stamps:
17,000

Food stamp income:
1,200

Here is the magic, try to follow along, if you can, and I know this is hard to understand for some people.

17,000 + 1,200 = 18,200

If this is too magic is too hard for you, try this link for a magical online program that will magically do this "addition" for you:
https://www.google.com/search?q=onli...7j0l5.3090j0j8

That is incorrect. The foodstamp amount is allocated by how many dependents and the dollar amount that the USDA says it takes to feed them. The EITC is more of what you are talking about.

[RandomGuy]

That is incorrect. The foodstamp amount is allocated by how many dependents and the dollar amount that the USDA says it takes to feed them. The EITC is more of what you are talking about.

I was pointing out the concept that adding in income from government programs adds income to those who receive it, and wasn't really trying to capture the specifics of any one program, but thank you for the correction.

[RandomGuy]

Dang.

This was a good thread. Too bad it died.