in who says he owns fitness centers. the government has even allowed food stamp recipients to use their cards for fitness training programs. so the problem starts with the exploitation on the part of government because ideologically, they want as many people dependent on the government as they possibly can. steve: we spend a trillion dollars each year on federal poverty programs. that s more than defense. it s more than social security and yet, the poverty number gets worse. something really has got to be done. gretchen: all right. the next story has a picture of the president when he was out getting a burger. you know the chain, five guys. lots of people love getting their burgers there. well, now that burger chain says that obamacare is going to boost their burger prices and that s a problem for them because then they ll have to pass that cost along to the consumer. brian: i just want to have mrs. obama feels about that, always eating at fast food
greta: sir, why have food stamps programs exploded? because more people are needy and hungry and we re reaching them or because because the government made a mess of the program? because the federal government made a mess of the program by exploiting the program and exploiting those people who have learned how to abuse the program. the food stamps program, greta, is a misnomer with two words, food and stamp. it s no longer just about helping to get people to get food. it helps them to get free stuff and secondly, because some bureaucrat thought that people going in and handing in stamps was somewhat insulting, they now have given them a government credit card. and i found this out today, greta, on my radio show. a guy called in who said he owns fitness centers. the government has even allowed food stamp recipients to use their card for fitness training programs.
greta: sir, why have food stamps programs exploded? because more people are needy and hungry and we re reaching them or because because the government made a mess of the program? because the federal government made a mess of the program by exploiting the program and exploiting those people who have learned how to abuse the program. the food stamps program, greta, is a misnomer with two words, food and stamp. it s no longer just about helping to get people to get food. it helps them to get free stuff and secondly, because some bureaucrat thought that people going in and handing in stamps was somewhat insulting, they now have given them a government credit card. and i found this out today, greta, on my radio show. a guy called in who said he owns fitness centers. the government has even allowed food stamp recipients to use their card for fitness training programs.