JPMorgan Banks on Food Stamps
Twenty-six states have "outsourced" the provision of food stamps to JPMorgan; the GOP has no need to despair, seeing as Obama acts like a moderate Republican; meanwhile, new research shows that Britain has invaded 90% of the world. These discoveries and more after the jump.
Twenty-six states have “outsourced” the provision of food stamps to JPMorgan; the GOP has no need to despair, seeing as Obama acts like a moderate Republican; meanwhile, new research shows that Britain has invaded 90% of the world. These discoveries and more below.
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JPMorgan’s Getting Fat on Food Stamps JP Morgan is the largest processor of food stamp benefits in the United States.
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Watch Out, Luxembourg Britain has invaded all but 22 countries in the world in its long and colourful history, new research has found.
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