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Wisconsin's FoodShare Program is dripping down the drain of a corrupt basin. Perhaps we can think outside of the cereal box for some solutions.
It is no secret that Governor Scott Walker and the like pray at the alter of privatization. Their actions this past year have been a blatant attempt to guide our state into a completely privatized region. Schools are at the top of their list, but educators are typically smart and tough so that fight won't be an easy one. One area Walker is in a hurry to privatize is Wisconsin's FoodShare Program. He would prefer private businesses be in charge of determining eligibility, conducting their own fraud investigations and regulating the program. This would all be done for profit. I think the mortgage debacle proved what corporations will do to make a buck on the backs of the poor and the ignorant. But none of us can deny the rampant fraud and …
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Heather in Caledonia
5:40 pm on Friday, August 19, 2011
If poor people choose to eat at fast food joints with their money, I have no problem with that at all. In fact, if wealthy or middle-of-the road people want to eat at fast food joints with their money, I have no problem, either. Don't like fast food? Don't eat there. I love buying locally during the summer and fall for our vegetables and some fruits. The food tastes great and it's usually an … more ›