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U.S. Army suggests soldiers apply for food stamps to combat inflation woes

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As if it wasn’t currently hard enough to recruit individuals to join the United States military, it is being recommended for current soldiers to apply for food stamps.

The U.S. army is recommending soldiers apply for the food stamp program called the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP), as inflation is making it increasingly harder to purchase goods.

A guidance was written by Sergeant Major of the Army Michael A. Grinston. He wrote:

“With inflation affecting everything from gas prices to groceries to rent, some Soldiers and their families are finding it harder to get by on the budgets they’ve set and used before. Soldiers of all ranks can seek guidance, assistance, and advice through the Army’s Financial Readiness Program.”

“SNAP is a U.S. government program that provides benefits to eligible low-income individuals and families via an electronic benefits transfer card that can be used like a debit card to purchase eligible food in authorized retail food stores. Service members and their families may be eligible,” the Army guidance continues.

“To determine qualification, visit the SNAP website or call the SNAP information line at 800-221-5689.”

The Center Square reports that Federal inflation data released in August shows that food prices have risen at the fastest rate since the 1970’s.

Center Square adds:

“Based on the Pentagon’s own data, 24% of enlisted personnel are food insecure,” said Mackenzie Eaglen, an analyst at the American Enterprise Institute. “While food stamps are a Band-Aid, they’re also an admission that basic pay for enlisted troops and their families is too low – further exacerbated by unyielding inflation causing paychecks to shrink more.”

“The food index increased 10.9 percent over the last year, the largest 12-month increase since the period ending May 1979,” BLS said. “The food at home index rose 13.1 percent over the last 12 months, the largest 12-month increase since the period ending March 1979,” BLS said. “The index for other food at home rose 15.8 percent and the index for cereals and bakery products increased 15.0 percent over the year. The remaining major grocery store food groups posted increases ranging from 9.3 percent (fruits and vegetables) to 14.9 percent (dairy and related products).”

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Biden-Harris Administration Brought in More ‘Parole Migrants’ Than Jobs Created in October

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Over 50,000 “Parole migrants” were welcomed into the United States by the Biden Administration’s Office of Field Operations (OFO) at the ports of entry along the border in October. They are flown or bused into the U.S. for jobs; despite the economic slowdown. In September, only 12,000 additional jobs were created, which was one-ninth of the 112,500 new jobs that were expected, reports Breitbart.

In addition to the ‘parole migrants’ an additional 56,580 migrants– including many women and children – crossed the border illegally and were registered by the Border Patrol. Some will be deported.

Biden’s deputies also welcomed at least 150,000 legal immigrants, foreign temporary workers, and refugees.  “More illegal aliens crossed our border last week than jobs added for all of October,” said a tweet from Rep. Tom Tiffany (R-WI). “That’s Kamalonomics,” he added, as he blamed Kamala Harris who dodged an oversight over over migration in March 2021.

Breitbart adds:

Also, the inflow of migrants ensures that employers can ignore the large population of at least 5 million working-age American men who have fallen out of the workforce.

Instead of finding, training, and paying those of the discarded American men — many of who are overweight, alienated, addicted, and lazy — the CEOs can now make more money by bussing more of Mayorkas’ healthy, indebted, compliant migrants into their low-tech workplaces.

Moreover, if Biden had not extracted migrants from poor countries — such as Venezuela or Ecuador — more U.S. workers would have been hired by CEOs to help trade with the people in poor countries. The lopsided October numbers are a PR glitch for Biden and his deputies, such as his pro-migration border chief, Alejandro Mayorkas.

In September, Mayorkas spoke at a public event in Texas where he championed his policy of importing more migrants for jobs that would otherwise go to Americans at higher wages:

We look to the north, with Canada. Canada takes a look at its market needs, and it says, “You know what? We need 700,000 foreign workers to address our labor needs domestically.” And, so, they build a visa system for that year to address the current market condition. And they say, “We’re going to bring in a million people.” And it’s market sensitive.

We [in the United States] are dealing with numerical caps on labor-driven visas that were set in 1996. It’s 2024. The world has changed. It is remarkable how there can be [elite] agreement that [the visas system] is broken and not have an agreement on a solution. The country is suffering as a result of it. Communities have “blossomed by reason of the infusion of individuals from another country,” Mayorkas said.

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