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Liberal wilderness im not sure everything you cited is fact. lets get some facts from wayne. >> i think the problem is its not a moral one. everyone says oh this got down and out and he needs food we should help him. all those things are true. we all agree on that. there always is a certain amount of that. we have as you said earlier, 18 food programs administrated by three separate federal agencies. thats the problem. youve got the federal government in every part of our life doing things wrong...

Left. >> if you ask the question whats going on here with all these food programs, the answer is, number one, once youve got a program, you can never, ever get rid of a government program. >> they reform welfare. >> you cant get rid or reform them. a general accounting office said in testimony, seven of these programs out of 18 have positive results. but little is known about the effectiveness of the remaining 11 programs. >> what does positive results mean? the federal government was able to gi...

Massive farm bill that included an $8.7 billion cut in food stamps over the next ten years. in a new series "the invisible us" alex wagner takes a look at the importance of food assistance and emergency food programs across the country. moo. >> not all of them are massive operations like the one in new york city. in eastern kentucky, the outreach teep kooeps its food in the back of a thrift store. donated food is stored anywhere theres space. meals can be made out of just about anything the cent...

>> new york city here has done a pretty good job of complying with the sarndz, and according to mayor ablasio, theyre gaining access to a lot of food programs. i fine its so ironic conservatives who want to micromanage and think we can successfully micromanage countries across the globe think theres nothing we can do to make our kids lunches healthier. >> i have to leave there. thank you for your time this evening. and this program note. last week, i interviewed ron stallworth, a former police d...

Four hours a week working the a community center for the elderly. the other end of the spectrum. >> how does he define elderly, though? about 24? >> that is a cruel blow for him. >> it spares berlusconi jail time and house arrest. but the court will monitor his location. this is from "the wall street journal." the worlds second largest economy is slowing down. chinas gdp slip flrpd concerns that could lead to unemployment in china as massive double-digit growth start stlog down. forbes, a ne...

Multiple instances of rye to clean it up. yet the government set newspaper a way that entitles the people to continue to abuse -- >> hold on. >> i want to make the transition. i want to turn this. obviously we are spending a lot more on food programs. take a look at the proposed budget going forward. look what is going on. we are actually talking about cutting the military budget by almost $80 billion. from 2010 to 2014. i dont know. let me start with you, john. is this the right thing do? on on...

Work. >> reporter: the decision underscored the reality for 75% of new york citys public school children who qualify for food programs. still, it received sharp criticism from a number of public school parents who took to facebook and twitter including al roker who emphasized the potential danger. quote, is it worth putting kids safety at risk? the mayor responded. >> its a different thing to run a city than to give the weather on tv. >> reporter: roker, covering the olympics in sochi fired back...

Republican when he was talking about self reliance. i think it was his second inauguration as well when he talked about personal responsibility. he co-oped the language of the right, and hes almost embarrassed by the world liberal, because its almost a dirty word, for not just me, but for him. under obamacare and especially under the expansion of medicaid, he has grown government. and we havent even seen the beginnings of it. i mentioned the stimulus, a giant portion of the stimulus went to welf...

Because were slipping in this country with our education, our food programs. we have obesity. congress must start working to make a difference, and the president can use the executive order, which hes doing. its a start, but we really need more. it is just such a small start. >> i feel like theres been people in congress and legislators, they have lost a sense of what an extra dollar means. i wonder if you could tell us, given your experience not being paid an honest days wage for an honest days...

Fantasy? and if there is fraud, why no prosecute the fraudster rather than punish the poor? >> why? they want to punish the most vulnerable. its been proven that the food programs are among the most successful in direct aid to people that have fallen on hard times. we also know from economists that for every dollar you spend, you get roughly $1.79 back in economic activity. these dollars go right back into the neighborhood its spent to help the economy. so it makes no sense on an economic level,...