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Newark Mayor Cory Booker To Live On Food Stamps for a Week – Mixed Up Priorities? [POLL]

Ray Rossi — Wed, 05 Dec 2012 20:57:09 +0000

Interesting.

According to this story, Newark Mayor Cory Booker will be meeting the challenge of a Twitter follower and abide by the SNAP program for a week.

The challenge came about over an exchange he had with the follower identified as @MWadeNC,

Food Stamp Program Cuts – Fair or Unfair [POLL, VIDEO]

Ray Rossi — Wed, 20 Jun 2012 19:07:57 +0000

I hope never to have to go on food stamps. However, the program has been a lifeline for many here in New Jersey and across the nation. For others though, it’s become a way of life, and one can’t deny that there have been abuses of the program. With the federal deficit being as high as it is, so cuts are in order.