Soda And Candy Gate, With Extra Fries, To Go.

Look at this little nugget of information. A study by the Agriculture Dept states that food stamps have substantially reduced the poverty rate during the recent recession. Why is that finding so important? Well if any program can reduce poverty levels during a recession, then it must be a worthwhile exercise. Let's face it, the recession caused a lot of people to loose their jobs and many still haven't found full time work. You know, the kind of work that can feed and house your family. But hey, if food stamps were able to make the difference for those folks, how could anyone find fault with the program. Hah! Well let me tell you how some folks in Washington can find fault with it. The way to find fault with the food stamp program is to begin to defund it. See that way you don't have to come right out and find fault with it, you can just make it go away without saying a word. What I don't get is why some folks would begrudge other folks, who have fallen on hard times, why they would begrudge a little help with feeding the kids? Of course the answer is simple. There are people who have misused the program. They've cheated and even worse, some folks have bought soda and candy with the stamps. What we have isn't government waste, what we have is much bigger. It goes far deeper. It shakes the very foundation of our democracy. This insidious cancer is weakening and tearing down the very fabric of our society. We have Soda & Candy Gate. If you think Watergate was bad and if you think people rightfully went to jail over Watergate,  just wait until you see what happens from Soda & Candy Gate. This will shake the whole country. Candy merchants will go to prison and children's teeth will rot and parents must be held accountable for this travesty of justice. Either all of that, or the rules could be changed to disallow soda and candy. Personally I don't see all the harm in an occasional treat, but, maybe pizza would make a better treat. Or broccoli.