In what has to be one of the most egregious examples of tone deafness, Rep. Stephen Fincher (R-Tennessee) condemned poor Americans who relied on the government’s Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP)—more commonly known as food stamps—as stealing “other people’s money” at the same time he was receiving tens of thousands of dollars in agricultural subsidies.
The Environmental Working Group observed that Fincher is the second most heavily subsidized farmer in Congress and one of the largest subsidy recipients in Tennessee history. In commends made as a member of the House Agriculture Committee responsible for drafting the Farm Bill, Fincher argued that, “We are all here on this committee making decisions about other people’s money. We have to remember there is not a big printing press in Washington that continually prints money over and over. This is other people’s money that Washington is appropriating and spending.”
According to USDA data…
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Dr. Bukar Ali USMAN, mni 