Why shouldn't we consider Obama "The Food Stamp President"?

Hi there Ted, I have to say that I'm not sure that the average "middle class" class person qualifies. I am on the lower end of the payscale making 10.95 per hour and I really don't qualify much. You aren't entirely wrong though. For some reason, people that would never get them before are now getting them and they are being promoted. I actually got a call at my home because I am in low income housing..which to my knowledge is all I qualify for and it is a godsend. And I Do pay a decent amount of rent. I was asked if I was interested in applying for food stamps. I was appalled..when did they start soliciting? I told them that I was pretty sure that I didn't qualify. Well..out of curiosity, I had them check it out. Oh I qualify for 14.00 per month. I'm a single mom and no child support. Of course, I turned it down. Good grief! But I work in a store and I do see people coming in that are young and do not have children...why in the world are we giving them hundreds in food stamps. Oh ,Ted...you know where I stand on this and you've heard my rants. There are currently so many people on food stamps that just take them because they can. I have 4 daughters. One has a child and she struggles a bit more than I do but to her credit works and strives to get by. She doesn't spend her money on foolish things. I imagine she would qualify for food stamps as she makes quite a bit less than I do. We...my family...well..that's not what we do. We work together. I help her as much as I can. I watch her son on my days off so she can work. Oh ...this could be a book but bottom line..we work together. I can't imagine her being on food stamps when I'm just down the road with a crock pot full of beef stew or spaghetti sauce. we all pull together as a family and help each other. Some people do really need them and I've no problem with that as you know but there are a ton on them right now that really just shouldn't be.

When Americans stop blaming bad economy on Obama but rather realize that you are responsible for where you are right now,that is the time that things will start moving again in America. I just do not like the blame game that is put on president Obama while indeed, when he took over the country from Bush it was going under recession. No matter how much I try, it seems that I just cannot stop pondering about issues such as; when will American realize that their overspending habits is much responsible for the bad economy that they are facing today? The powerful industries that they used to have that created alot of employment and imports are somehow a history and replaced with factories that manufacture cheaper, affordable goods in countries like China and India? It is better to be under employed than not having employment at all? It is of paramount importance to live on what you need rather than what you want. I just wish people can learn from their mistake and wake up and start making things better rather than this blame game.

Hey, I'd rather be "The Food stamp President" than the person who thinks little kids from poor families should clean toilets for their supper! Annie

hi parated why always b lame Obama for everything that happens he is not an ogre and also what he does ia always held back by a republican congress that vetoes almost everything the man tries. bush left us in a horrible recession and took 8 lousy years to do it so you expect Obama to wave a wand like a magician and make jobs and all just like that? He has to work with the government which is mostly against the poor man .He is not a devil and not a magician just a man trying to buck a government that did not want a democrat President just like all you republicans blame us democrats for every damned thing that goes wrong in our country.

Well Ted, I guess after today he gets that moniker in triplicate since he just squashed 100,000+ jobs.(both direct and indirect). Pity, could have helped gasoline prices on down the road too.

its a shame that after the disaster that bush left behind lots of people like you keep blaming Obama for the economy, and you should know that people are so lazy they don't get up to go find a job or so comfortable they stay home watching the news commenting how bad things are.

That title certainly suits him. I read that 60% of our tax dollars now go to entitlement programs. The bigger problem is that it's not slowing down. What happens when that becomes 75% or 80%? America fails, that's what. Our economy is in the dump now; when only 20% of taxes paid in are for military, infrastructure, foreign aid, education and on and on, we're toast.

Nancy Pelosi gave us the brilliant theory that food stamps and unemployment insurance are key to job growth and reviving the economy. The government gave bonuses in 2011 to both Idaho and Oregon (a $5 million bonus) for their excellent work in signing up more and more people for food stamps. Based on this theory of economics, if the government could just manage to get everyone unemployed and on food stamps, we'd have the strongest economy in the world. See? When you actually consider what the logical conclusion of their policies are, it sounds silly. Because it is silly. Yes, of course he is the food stamp president. He has encouraged a broader use of food stamps, actively and vocally. This is not something that can be denied and if Pelosi and the Democrats are right, then getting everyone on food stamps and public assistance should lead to our economic salvation. Yeah, I know it sounds silly.

I am curious about the negative reaction to Pres. Obama. The people complain and Pres. Obama responds to their concerns and then he is negatively critized for any aid he offers to address their concerns. I'd say the guy is caught between a political rock and a hard place. He can never be right, even if he's right. And as for Pres. Carter (who is possibly the most globally respected ex U.S. president in current history}, he was caught in a similiar situation when he was the man in the White House. The biggest difference I see in the two men is that Pres. Obama is a knowledgeable lawyer married to a knowledgeable lawyer and he has been able to answer to the people in a few cases where the political machine has tried to hinder his professional success. It has also been a lot easier for some americans to believe he is not doing his job in the best interest of all U.S. citizens because of personal beliefs. (The U.S. is not very progressive in some regards.) If history repeats itself, the negative climate surrounding his presidency will only lend credence to him professionally' much like that which Pres. Carter enjoys right now. And I must say, that for someone who was so poor as president, Pres. Carter is very sought after (by republicans and democrates alike) to aid in international negoiations. Yeah, politics make for strange bed fellows. May there's something to the saying: "you get better with age". No matter how Pres. Obama is remembered, the most memorable thing about his administration will be the fear and uncertainty of the people he was elected to represent. The middle class has profitted from his decisions; what will they say when their grandchildren ask them if Pres. Obama made it possible for them to have food stamps during his administration...hmmm, love to be a fly on the wall when they answer that question...lol.

You know how it is. The more people dependent on the government, the more people the government has control over. Keep the people dependent and uneducated. That's all it takes, and that's exactly where we're headed.

Assistance is pure WIN for President Obama and frankly any other politician who chooses to push government assistance as a solution to a problem. Forget about the way that would actually involve work. Hyped-up organic food causing demand to affect prices; fuel costs too high causing everyone to have to pay more to ship food; electricity prices too high which negatively affects farmers, processing plants, grocery stores, etc; water being shut off completely over thousands and thousands and thousands of acres of fertile farmland; and on and on. These are problems that schmucks like Obama wouldn't touch with a 10-foot pole if John McCain's finger was attached to the end of it. There's just no way to score political points if you're a Democrat and addressing these problems. You can't cut water back on, embrace current energy polices, and open up more drilling and a pipeline if you're Obama. Your base will have your balls. (But I believe he's an enviro-nut too; so I won't give him that out.) It's just easier to keep racking up the debt, to keep giving assistance, and to keep ignoring the REASONS that people cannot afford food. By the time it all blows up, Obama will be long out of office and our history writers, all of whom are progressive 60s leftovers turned professors and such, will continue to put it all on Bush. I agree wholeheartedly. He IS the food stamp President. And what's worse: He wants to be. It's ingrained in his ideology to address the problem this way instead of working to solve it. Another Democrat "solution" of these types of problems: Raise minimum wage. So we can expect another push for that shortly. Muckin' forons.