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that necessity for living. because i don t have the money to buy it for you. and now it gets harder. it s a $5 billion cut in the federal food stamp budget that breaks down this way. about $11 a month for individuals and around $36 a month for a family of four. it may not sound like much, but in a place like visalia, california, hard hit by unemployment and underemployment, here s one view of what it bice at the local food pantry. suppose for your family of four you re going to cook a chicken. this one s big enough for leftovers, a can of peas and a little bit of pasta. nothing fancy. four meals for about eight bucks. but if you re a family that relies on food stamps, that $36 a month cut translates to 16 to 20 meals. that has joe blackburn whose medical issues cost him his corrections officer job already making painful job. i couldn t buy halloween

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