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Straight from the Wikipedia article Toddsterpatriot linked:Well why haven’t you presented those links? You know, facts
- $40 billion to provide extended unemployment benefits through December 31, and increase them by $25 a week
- $19.9 billion for the Food Stamp Program
- $14.2 billion to give one-time $250 payments to Social Security recipients, people on Supplemental Security Income, and veterans receiving disability and pensions.
- $3.45 billion for job training
- $3.2 billion in temporary welfare payments (TANF and WIC)
- $500 million for vocational training for the disabled
- $400 million for employment services
- $120 million for subsidized community service jobs for older Americans
- $150 million to help refill food banks
- $100 million for meals programs for seniors, such as Meals on Wheels
- $100 million for free school lunch programs