what you are suggesting is that rather than raising the minimum wage so there is a decent livable wage, that Government, taxpayers, should be paying more money through their earned income tax credit or food help or Medicaid and so on.
Stabenow critiques reliance on government support instead of increasing minimum wage.
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Well, first of all, let me say the basic program is called SNAP, the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, is about $6 a day for an individual. So a mom gets $6; her child gets $6.
The current farm bill expires at the end of December. So we have to do something before we leave in December.
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