from the government pennsylvania's republican governor tom corbett think so his state's department of public welfare came out with a new rule set to take effect on may first that disqualifies anyone with two thousand bucks to their name from receiving food stamps it doesn't matter if you're out of work or you're sick if you have two thousand dollars in assets which nowadays doesn't go very far at all you can't get help governor corbett wants you to be completely broke in complete desperation at rock bottom living in your car before he'll lift a finger to help you put food on the table for your kids but why the two thousand dollar threshold. well that's what it was in one thousand nine hundred and since that was the year reagan was elected why not return back to it right when the governor doesn't do is account for inflation you know how things like food gas rent and health care tend to get more expensive over time. accounting for inflation two thousand bucks in one nine hundred eighty is like five thousand four hundred bucks today in other words you have to be a heck of a lot poorer today when forty

abolition of the department of energy the environmental protection agency the food and drug administration and a host of other public health and safety bodies not to mention social security welfare the public school system and of course huge tax cuts across the board but after spending over two million dollars of their own money on the campaign and receiving just one percent of the thought the changed course deciding that of people wouldn't come to their philosophy they take their philosophy to the papal. created and invested in a network of free market. including the establishment in one thousand nine hundred four of a grassroots group called citizens for a sound economy that was the forerunner to americans for prosperity a number of documents have emerged from the citizens for a sound economy dies which give a candid insight into how these groups work to discard both the corporate dharnas and radical ideological goals. under texas law there's no one profit groups are allowed to keep their done as identities confidential as is the case with many groups including green pace but these lakes nine hundred ninety eight budget reveals just how much money citizens resend the corn and