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In Kentucky Some Fear, Some Cheer Proposed Food Stamp Cuts Sep 24th 2013, 20:48, by webdesk@voanews.com (Brian Padden) Depending on one's political perspective, the $40 billion cut to the U.S. food stamp assistance program - recently passed by the Republican-controlled House of Representatives and now under consideration by the Democrat-led Senate - is either a measure to curb a growing culture of dependency or is cold indifference to those most in need. The debate over food stamps continues in Kentucky, a southern state with one of the highest poverty rates in the United States. The Shively Area ... | |
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