March 28, 2024

On this day in history, July 1, 1847, the US Post Office issues the first stamps

The United States Postal Service issued its first-ever postage stamps on this day in history, July 1, 1847.  The first postage stamps produced by the United States Postal Service (USPS) were sold in New York City, according to the USPS website.  The two stamps came in two designs, one for each denomination.  The five-cent stamp […]

More Than Half of Foreign Refugees Are on Taxpayer-Funded Food Stamps.

More than half of the annual inflow of foreign refugees arriving in the United States are on food stamps, a government report reveals. Since 2008, as Breitbart News reported, the U.S. has permanently resettled more than 1.7 million foreign nationals and refugees through a variety of humanitarian programs like the Special Immigrant Juveniles and the Nicaraguan Adjustment […]

2.8 Million People Drop Off Food Stamps Under Trump.

More than 2.8 million people dropped off food stamps since President Trump’s first full month in office, according to the latest numbers from the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA). The latest USDA data shows that since Trump served his first full month in office in February 2017—when food stamp enrollment was at 42,134,301— participation in the […]

Donald Trump Praises Food Stamps Low: ‘The American People Are Finally Back to Work’

President Donald Trump celebrated the news that 1.9 million fewer people in America were using food stamps. “The American people are finally back to work!” Trump wrote on Twitter on Monday, sharing the statistic. Food stamp enrollment reached an all-time high in 2013 as nearly 48 million people were participating in the program, but it […]

GREAT AGAIN: 1.5 Million Fewer Americans on Food Stamps Under Trump

Former president Barack Obama has been busy since leaving office trying to secure his legacy. But here’s one big way Americans will always remember the 44th president: People forced to live on food stamp soared 32% under his watch. In 2009, when he took office, there were 33.5 million people on food stamp benefits; in […]

Wealthy De Blasio Crony Caught Getting Food Stamps Illegally

A religious leader and big-time fundraiser for Democratic New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio has been charged with welfare fraud for getting around $30,000 in food stamps. Yitzchok “Isaac” Sofer, a Hasidic religious leader, hosted a fundraiser for de Blasio’s 2013 mayoral campaign at the same time he was receiving food stamps illegally. Completing this poll […]

Iranian Millionaire On Food Stamps Indicted For Welfare Fraud

An Ohio millionaire descended from Iranian royalty was indicted for welfare fraud Tuesday, after prosecutors allege he bilked Medicare for $45,000 and received $8,400 in food stamps benefits. The 65-year-old Ali Pascal Mahvi insists he is innocent of fraud, but prosecutors say that if convicted, he could spend more than four years in prison. “I absolutely believe he should serve time behind […]

MORE THAN 90 PERCENT OF MIDDLE EASTERN REFUGEES ON FOOD STAMPS

More than 90 percent of recent refugees from Middle Eastern nations are on food stamps and nearly 70 percent receive cash assistance, according to government data. According to Office of Refugee Resettlement (ORR) data highlighted by the immigration subcommittee staff of Sen. Jeff Sessions (R-AL)80% — chairman of the Subcommittee on Immigration and the National […]

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