Take Tennessee Representative Stephen Fincher as an example. The Republican recently used a Bible verse from 2 Thessalonians to justify severe cuts in the food stamp program, or SNAP:
Thessalonians 3:10: "For even when we were with you, we gave you this command: Anyone unwilling to work should not eat."
If it's not bad enough to use God's word, which exhorts believers to help the poor, as justification for gutting services to help the poor, there's the hypocrisy.
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According to the New York Times, the same Congressman who thinks that the government should make the poor fens for themselves is one of the largest recipients of farm subsidies.
This is not the only example of Republican hypocrisy on government spending. Many Republicans make a career out of railing against government spending....until a disaster of some kind hits their state, at which time they can't wait to get their hands on that sweet, sweet federal disaster relief.
With Republicans like Fincher in office, it's no wonder that many people view the GOP's unofficial motto as "more money for us; screw you".
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