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    The Wall Street Journal‏Verified account @WSJ 31 Jan 2015

    Roughly 16 million U.S. children - about 1 in 5 - received food stamps last year. http://on.wsj.com/1BF5OkM pic.twitter.com/RoRvisiQ3Q

    11:57 PM - 31 Jan 2015
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      1. Jen Siebel Newsom‏Verified account @JenSiebelNewsom 1 Feb 2015
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        “@WSJ: Roughly 16 million U.S. children - about 1 in 5 - received food stamps last year. http://on.wsj.com/1BF5OkM  pic.twitter.com/ftZBxm1lF4” Impt

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      1. Matt Maggio‏ @MaggioMatt 1 Feb 2015
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        What except widespread child poverty can happen when the middle class now can't afford kids - or at least not more than two? @WSJ

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      1. Brandon Asay‏ @brandonasay 1 Feb 2015
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        "@WSJ: http://on.wsj.com/1BF5OkM  pic.twitter.com/SVYyZmN1T6” interesting that a traditional married couple is least likely to have food stamps...

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      1. Nola‏ @NolaLegalmvp 1 Feb 2015
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        @WSJ Show the graph of wages falling in connection with decline of unions. Show graph showing skyrocketing income for the rich since REAGAN.

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      1. One Man's Opinion‏ @1MansOpinionz 1 Feb 2015
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        @WSJ The GOP has a solution. It's called "Let them starve".

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      2. Stephanie Regagnon‏ @StephRegagnon 1 Feb 2015
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        Terrible trend "@WSJ: A/b 16 mill US children - about 1/5 - received food stamps last year. http://on.wsj.com/1BF5OkM  pic.twitter.com/01IZnMcArW”

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      1. EnGlobal News P‏ @englobalnewsp 9 Feb 2015
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        @wsj Should photo ID be required? http://goo.gl/df2UAR 

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      1. Mary‏ @77mkc 1 Feb 2015
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        🌾Unaddressed #Poverty is #Violence "@WSJ Roughly 16mil USchildren (1in5) received food stamps http://on.wsj.com/1BF5OkM  pic.twitter.com/H4mxOtKz25”

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      1. Peter Thiel‏ @NotPeterThiel 1 Feb 2015
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        @WSJ all children who received food stamps were leeches on society. Work for your food, filthy peasants

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      1. Sharon smith‏ @sharonsousley 1 Feb 2015
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        @WSJ that is why young people are not getting married today! They collect from the government to raise their children and live together!

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      1. Sharon smith‏ @sharonsousley 1 Feb 2015
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        @WSJ what does that say about marriage?

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      1. james henry‏ @jointsrme 1 Feb 2015
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        @WSJ Stop the madness. Way too many

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      1. Equalvisionary‏ @equalvisionary 1 Feb 2015
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        @WSJ Real unemployment is 25%. These figures are the covert soup lines of Great Depression II. We are higher on the Misery Index than 1930s

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      1. Shang Kwon Phat‏ @ShangKwon 1 Feb 2015
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        @WSJ What percentage of food stamp recipients are just lazy fu*ks sucking the system dry?

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      1. Miguel Ruiz Cabañas‏ @miguelrcabanas 1 Feb 2015
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        Interesting: “@WSJ: 16 million U.S. children - about 1 in 5 - received food stamps last year. http://on.wsj.com/1BF5OkM  pic.twitter.com/4IfYdq187r”

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      1. Michael N. Marcus‏ @michaelnmarcus 1 Feb 2015
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        @WSJ Is it terrible that they need assistance or wonderful that it can be provided? Probably both. http://www.DoAsISay.xyz 

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      1. Schei Besche‏ @Scheibesche 1 Feb 2015
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        @WSJ China's stealing our American jobs & modern technology cost US economy & taxpayers $500 billion a year, which fully explained the chart

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      1. igoufaf06‏ @igoufaf06 1 Feb 2015
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        @WSJ And you have billions to spend on illegal wars! Wake up America!

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      1. Roger Chen‏ @rogerchen 1 Feb 2015
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        @WSJ poor are likely to have more children, and hence the 22% is skewed. 22% of children but less than that of families

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