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Explosive Growth in Food Stamp Usage
by Invictus - October 7th, 2010, 6:00am
Invictus here, folks. I can see from some comments that I should probably have made that more clear from the get-go. Sorry.
I came across a piece of research today that referenced the growing number of households (currently a whopping 19.4 million) participating in the nation's food stamps program (the official name changed two years ago from food stamps to Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP)), and was a bit taken aback by what I read, so I went to check out the numbers for myself. The year-over-year (YoY) percent gains in the number of households participating in this program are staggering and, like the recent report on poverty in our country, saddening. Here's a table sorted in descending order of YoY percent change in number of households participating:
(Click for ginormous)
Source: USDA.gov, Food and Nutrition Service
See also: Bloomberg, Food Stamp Recipients at Record 41.8 Million Americans in July, U.S. Says
ADDING: Barry raises some very interesting and relevant questions in his comment. Questions that I'd love to answer, and will try to. Unfortunately, this data set is not particularly robust, and I'm not sure I'll be able to put these numbers in the appropriate historical context.
Second, as luck would have it, the NY Times runs with a related story today: New York Asks to Bar Use of Food Stamps to Buy Sodas. This issue calls for a CrowdQuery™: To the extent people find themselves in some way supported by our social safety net(s), what governmental strings — if any — should be attached to that support? Ban sodas? Cigarettes? Alcohol? Other items?
Category: Current Affairs, Data Analysis, Economy
Please use the comments to demonstrate your own ignorance, unfamiliarity with empirical data and lack of respect for scientific knowledge. Be sure to create straw men and argue against things I have neither said nor implied. If you could repeat previously discredited memes or steer the conversation into irrelevant, off topic discussions, it would be appreciated. Lastly, kindly forgo all civility in your discourse . . . you are, after all, anonymous.
63 Responses to "Explosive Growth in Food Stamp Usage"
Barry Ritholtz says:
What does this say about the economic recovery? Does this stat lag the cycle? Have we seen these sorts of Y-o-Y spikes in other deep recessions ?
I'd love to see this in greater context
Michael M says:
While searching for an answer to your question – without finding one – I came upon this chart, which you may find of interest:
Marcus says:
The underlying story says that 41.8 million Americans received food stamps in July. If 15% of the U.S. population is receiving food stamps and supposedly that 15% is feeding others, children and elder citizens with that food, it means that at least 1/5 of the American population is receiving public assistance just to eat. If this is real, it is a tragedy of epic proportions. What is the true extent of misery, poverty, homelessness and desperation buried in this statistic?
Gnatman says:
The AP story today sends much the same message but highlights a new shopping reality on the first morning of the month. Midnight shoppers descend on the groceries just when the debit cards are replenished.
…in Cincinnati. As the final hours of September ticked down, about five dozen cars were in the parking lot.
Herman Frank says:
Obviously "the social contract is dead paper". The unraveling of society has progressed with Tea Parties, the haves and have-nots, dreams gone out the window with the packing of the bags for the umptieth time. The rot has to stop! All grey mice of society "to the barricades!" It's YOU who is paying the price for the malfeasancee of a bunch of greedy short-term morally corrupt persons.
Look around you! Those looney Canadians to the North have a social contract in which there are medical and social welfare benefits to hold up a decent society, those socialist Europeans to the East have a social contract in which "the total" supports the individual, those kangaroo-eating Aussies "down South somewhere" have the State support the individual – but in the USA a belching and puffing newscaster can sign a USD 400mln contract (being one of the most popular radio hosts) spitting venom about the very IDEA of a social contract. You either say "enough is enough, and we're going to make it better", you start thinking for yourself, and you vote for your basic right under the social contract: a chance for a better life.
Petey Wheatstraw says:
Barry Ritholtz Says:
"What does this say about the economic recovery?"
Recovery? Really, BR. Just because Pravda prints it, don't make it true.
There has been no economic recovery. You know it, I know it, and everybody else knows it, too. There may have ben a recovery in the SM, but it took everything the Corporatists had to save that (their) bacon.
A good friend — one made exceedingly wealthy by the RE bubble — recently recounted how he had pretty much fully recovered his SM losses from the crash. He didn't listen at the top of the bubble, and he won't listen now (hell, I don't even try — I just smile and nod). He says that now is a good time to buy a house (for ME to buy a house!). There has even been talk among old associates of buying apartment complexes to convert to condos. BofA cronies are diligently trying to funnel money into these projects (private ventures by the management team of a publicly-traded firm, no less).
johnz says:
Two comments -
if you couple the use of food stamps with the number of Americans on Medicad or using free health clinics then you get a real picture of the need in this country
the food stamp statistics should give you a good reason to contribute to your local food bank
Barry Ritholtz says:
When I use the term "Recovery," I am referencing numerous aspects of the economy that were contracting and now are expanding. (See these charts here).
You can describe this recovery as weak, soft, anemic, jobless, disappointing, pathetic whatever — but it is a recovery nonetheless.
I do not want to waste time debating established facts. The earth is not flat, nor is it the center of the universe. For those who want to pretend otherwise, you reveal yourself as ig'nant or cognitively biased or too full of talking points to contribute here.
We endeavor for precision around these parts, and I demand you respect that precision.
Huntly says:
What bread lines?
ZedLoch says:
Might this have anything to do with BR's previous post on wealth distribution?
"what governmental strings — if any — should be attached to that support?"
Many string should be attached. All junk food should be ineligible, because it decreases health and doesn't go very far in terms of making one full for long periods of time.
I hate seeing carts full of cookies and orange soda every time I check out of Wal-Mart, pushed by very large people with several (soon to be) very large children. You just know they will need our help in the future, and I feel like something could be done now. Like an education campaign: "How to eat right so that you don't feel like &@#% everyday" or something like that…
Kort says:
Some context is needed. Explosive growth…yes. But keep in mind the rules changes with the Farm Bill of 2008 that widened the net CONSIDERABLY. More people are eligible today than ever before. So, if the rules change, that explains a portion (large?) of any YoY growth lately. Also keep in mind in the good old days of 1995 we had 26M people on Foodstamps…
Yes, a blight, embarassing, we can do better, etc, etc, but some context too.
Rule changes…on income levels, on discounting assets, on retirement accounts:
"Other important changes included:
Extended simplified reporting to all households
Extended of transitional benefits to those leaving a State-funded cash assistance program
Allowed use of E&T funds for job retention expenses
Clarified the E&T volunteers are not subject to a participation limit
Stipulated that State agencies must issue monthly benefit allotments to individuals in one lump sum unless a benefit correction is necessary
Sets standards for expungement of benefits and for moving benefits off line
Clarified that interchange fees may not apply to EBT transactions
Required USDA to set standards for major changes in program design
Required USDA to require proper testing as a condition of Federal financial participation in State automation systems.
Allowed USDA to prohibit State agencies from collecting claims from a household and to assert a claim against a State in cases of major systems failure
Offered States the option of implementing a telephonic signature process
Codified regulations regarding bilingual access, civil rights requirements and nutrition education
Allowed for disqualification for clients who intentionally obtain cash by purchasing and then discarding a product to obtain the deposit or intentionally sells food purchased with SNAP benefits
Gave USDA more flexibility in setting disqualification periods and fines for certain retailer violations."
curbyourrisk says:
Barry…let's get one thing clear. We NEVER exited the recession. And years from now when they look back on things, they will recognize the DEPRESSION began in January of 2009.
It might take a while to be recognized, as nothing negative is allowed to be announced while this administration is in office, but mark my words…..EVENTUALLY they will will admit it.
BR: Wrong.
rktbrkr says:
The fix was in – no doubt who owns congress. Unanimous without any debate, I presume it's retroactive!
Traveller13 says:
I would like to know how much of the growth is due to simple eligibility rule changes such as the one done in Washington State two years ago.. See this link
"A new rule taking effect this week allows about 23,000 more Washington families to apply for the state's food-stamp program.
The Department of Social and Health Services (DSHS) changed eligibility rules for the Basic Food program, now allowing families with incomes at or below 200 percent of poverty level to apply.
Until now, families at or below 130 percent of the poverty level could apply. For a family of four, that meant an income of $26,900 or less. The new threshold for a family of four is $42,400."
Robespierre says:
"what governmental strings — if any — should be attached to that support? "
I say the same type of strings we imposed on bankers after all the help we gave them. Basically allow the poor to write the food stamp regulations, paid off our representatives to increase their cut, be free to go to the food open window and get all the food they want at no cost. There, lets be equitable.
BennyProfane says:
I'd like to see a breakdown someday as to how this money is spent in the markets. Is it being used for real food (or, as Michael Pollan calls it, food your grandmother would recognize as …. food) versus processed, sugary, toxic junk that many Americans consume. And I'm not talking about "organic" or yuppie Whole Foods stuff, I'm talking about fresh or frozen veggies, pasta, beans and poultry instead of shopping carts full of soda pop and chips and sugar coated cereals and packaged "foods".
wally says:
There should be no strings attached.
If you want to control what people consume or buy or use, just give them those things… not money plus a 'big brother' insult.
Arequipa01 says:
Economic recovery? Huh? That is not the goal. Pretty soon that govt cheese will be packed with Chinese mercury.
Retroactively legitimizing fraud. There is no law. Sauve qui peut…
ironman says:
BR asks:
What does this say about the economic recovery? Does this stat lag the cycle? Have we seen these sorts of Y-o-Y spikes in other deep recessions ?
The answer is no, we haven't. Here's why:
The revival began a decade ago, after tough welfare laws chased millions of people from the cash rolls, many into low-wage jobs as fast-food workers, maids, and nursing aides. Newly sympathetic officials saw food stamps as a way to help them. For states, the program had another appeal: the benefits are federally paid.
States eased limits on people with cars and required fewer office visits from people with jobs. The federal government now gives bonuses to states that enroll the most eligible people.
The program then has become something of a cash cow for the states, who have strong incentives to put as many people on SNAP (aka "food stamps") as possible. That makes today's numbers very different from those seen in past recessions.
holulu says:
Honorable Newt Gingrich vilifying food stamp. Why he does not go after WallStreet pigs instead?!
Robespierre says:
@call me ahab Says:
"hey- what do I got to do to get in on all these benefits-
I want free food"
Wrong tit. You want the other one where the bankers attach to. That's the ticket.
Mark Wolfinger says:
If the name has been changed to nutritional assistance, then yes, it should be usable ONLY for nutritional foodstuffs.
But who gets to decide what is nutritional.
With 50 million on medicaid and all these families on food stamps, how can we survive as a nation. The top 1% will soon own everything.
call me ahab says:
food stamps and farm subsidies- it appears everyone wants a seat at the trough-
I wonder if the middle class will ever give up their mortgage interest deduction (maybe after it is pried from their cold dead hands)
call me ahab says:
food stamps and farm subsidies- it appears everyone wants a seat at the trough-
I wonder if the middle class will ever give up their mortgage interest deduction (maybe after it is pried from their cold dead hands)
(as an aside- BR- you have some serious spam filters at work- I had to tinyurl this- and who knows, maybe it still won't post)
FrancoisT says:
When I use the term "Recovery," I am referencing numerous aspects of the economy that were contracting and now are expanding.
You can describe this recovery as weak, anemic, jobless, disappointing, but it is a recovery nonetheless.
There is expansion, albeit very weak and unequal, but expansion nonetheless, thus recovery. So, I don't know how is this supposed to make us feel, given the non-negligible risks of relapse in recession.
One thing is sure though: As the use of food stamps is growing, there is no expansion in the life expectancy of Americans, far from it. As a matter of fact, we're sliding backward as a recent study shows.
Moreover, the usual excuses touted to explain away these difference, such as obesity, smoking, traffic deaths and firearms lethality, have been controlled: they do NOT account for the difference. Bad news for those who desperately want to cling to the illusion that we have the "best system in the world" isn't it?
This only means one thing; we'll have to stop bullshitting ourselves with the vapid bromide "libtard v neandercon" soon and get down to the real business of restoring common sense and common purpose in this country.
Or else…
BR: Again, life expectancy is not how we measure economic expansions
tradeking13 says:
BR: When I use the term "Recovery," I am referencing numerous aspects of the economy that were contracting and now are expanding.
So, we can drink ourselves sober. Boy were you wrong.
Petey Wheatstraw says:
Barry Ritholtz Says:
"For those who want to pretend otherwise, you reveal yourself as ignant."
BR: sorry for the misattribution — didn't see Invictus wrote this post.
Still, I might be as ignant as all get out, but the economy IS weak, anemic, jobless, booby-trapped, and rife with fraud — but not really disappointing when measured against realistic expectations (other than QE and it's making of winners out of losers, what has changed?). As you have demonstrated, the term "recovery," without qualification, is in itself, both a matter of semantics and opinion. Precision doesn't enter into it. Indeed, to say that we have had a recovery is, by any broad measure, imprecise (as it must completely ignore the dollar, fraudulent GAAPs, burgeoning debt, intractable unemployment, and unresolved and ubiquitous toxicity still in the system).
There is no such thing as a precise opinion. If differing from your opinion makes one ignant, then so be it. If you say we've had a recovery, I guess we've had one.
Rescission says:
be factual and honest please. I read your link. You are a dishonest partisan.
Read your own articles before you post them please.
The point of the article is that his message is "jobs are better than food stamps". In that sense he is vilifying food stamps. His entire premise is "jobs or food stamps".
I don't give a rats ass about your politics, but it pisses me off when I see things taken out of context and dishonest arguments. I call Bull Shit on it. (unless Barry censors me, which he likes to do)
Rescission says:
To answer one of the initial questions:
Yes, food stamps should only be allowed to be used on FOOD. The purpose of the program is to feed hungry people.
I worked in grocery stores growing up. I was low income, so the groceries stores where I worked had a large portion of customers using food stamps.
Back then, we had to check what people used food stamps for and had to police it.
For instance, they could by cheese but not "cheese food", because cheese food is processed shit.
Also, if we didn't monitor it people used their food stamps for beer and cigarettes.
Whoever "Wally" above is, doesn't know much about food stamps. The facts are that if you give people food stamps with no strings, they will buy beer, wine and cigarettes only.
We literally were constantly making people take these things back and telling them they had to only buy food.
destor23 says:
Crowdsource answer: Count me for "the government has no right to attach strings." I know it sounds weird but people who are using government assistance such as unemployment insurance and or food stamps have paid for their right to use that assistance when they were taxed in better times. The recipient doesn't have obligations at this point. The government is meeting its obligation.
jab3910 says:
How much of this is stimulus money? Here in Chicago you can qualify for utility assistance if you make less than $35,000 a year. If you have 6 kids that figure rises to $75,000 annual income. We are providing a lot of assistance through the stimulus for people making up to 400% above poverty level.
So is this a tragedy or a reflection of expanded government spending?
Transor Z says:
2010 fact sheet from the Greater Boston Food Bank:
Of note: 45% of GBFB clients served are white, 32% of households served have someone working at least part-time, 14% are college graduates.
Molesworth says:
That's a tough one. Hate to have the govt tell me what I can and can't eat, even though they're assisting me.
But when California finds out it's welfare recipients have spent $70mm of their debit cards in Las Vegas casinos, Florida resorts and on cruise ships, it makes you wonder if there shouldn't be restrictions.
(Apparently, they're fixing the 'flaw' so those cards won't work anymore in casinos and cruise ships, etc.)
tradeking13 says:
Here's a good info graphic on why it doesn't feel like a recovery even though statistically it is.
Why it doesn't feel like a recovery
pintelho says:
3 million new SNAP users…zeesh…that's a pretty bad number.
holulu says:
Ression Says;
Your emotional tirade clearly shows who is partisan. For your information I am a political atheist, I am mature enough not to devote any loyalty/trust/devotion to any political ideology/person.
Talking about job creation does not have prerequisite of vilifing food stamp recipients.
Gator81 says:
I recall when, a few weeks ago, the announcement was made (by NBER, I think?) that the recession had, in fact, ended over a year ago. The airwaves instantly filled with all manner of shocked response and ridicule. Sometimes, the obvious is just to plain to be useful, I guess.
A recession is like a fire, or a flood. Just because the fire is out or the floodwaters have gone down doesn't mean everybody is all happy again. It just means they get to take a breath, assess the damage, and begin the triage. You shift from battle-stations mode to clean-up and recover mode. Talk to the folks in New Orleans. The hurricane ended and the floodwaters were pumped out years ago. Some damage will be permanent, some won't. Some things that were useful and productive are gone forever, some can be rebuilt, and there will be some new and better things that come out of the creative destruction. Recessions do a lot of bad things, but they also wring out wretched excess and provide some fresh economic ground for creative people to launch new enterprise.
I appreciate very much the way this blog works. Facts are presented, and thoughts are solicited regarding what the facts might mean, how multiple facts might be related, how seemingly conflicting facts might be explained. I particularly appreciate BR's initial comment, looking for some depth to the facts presented. As a scientist, I find this sort of investigational discipline helpful and encouraging.
Oh, and on the subject of public assistance and limits thereon… of course there should be limits, if only to keep the programs socially palatable. Making alcohol and tobacco unavailable for food stamp purchases won't keep food stampers from getting those things any more than setting the drinking age at 21 keeps college kids out of the beer. But it's still the right thing to do.
TPCON says:
I believe that the USDA estimates only two-thirds of those eligible for SNAP actually receive those benefits for any number of reasons – stigma attached to those who are on food stamps, states that make it difficult to register, etc. If participation was at 100%, that it is 60MM+ people or 20% of the population that needs assistance feeding their families every month. And while easy to criticize and point to the cadillac queens, children make up almost half of that number.
curbyourrisk says:
How come you can respond to us right after our comments but we can't after yours? Come on Barry.. http://www.ritholtz.com/blog/2010/09/its-official-recession-ended-june-2009/ just because you say that the government said it ended…doesn't mean crap. Lok around you and see for yourself. I know it might be hard to do on the North side of Long Island, but its out there…right in front of you. The government numbers are massaged and manipulated and I really can;t believe that you fall for it. I thought you were above that. Listen…I am an analyst at a MAJOR import/export company. I work for the American subidiary of on eof the top 4 Japanese import/export companies. I have lots of internally generated reports here and NOTHING is moving around the world. If it ships, generally us or one of our competitors are involved and there is nothing going on right now. Forget about commodity pricing….right now it has nothing to do with supply and demand….atleast not REAL supply and demand (the usable aspect of it). It is all about where can I put my money and watch prices go up. Yeah, we are doing that too. If it weren;t for that, we wouldn't be doing much rightnow. Even the importing and exporting out of China has dried up. I would say…on a volume stand point we are down over 30% from last year and last year sucked. You can continue to drink the koolaid or take the red pills, nto sure what you and just about everyon here on this board are doing…but the real numberrs out there do not indicate the economy in picking up…….correcting….or even slowing the negative slide down. Would love to share the reports with you, but they are generated here and are therefor proprietary. But you name it and the commodity is being stock piled. Even the rare earth elements…something move a ton of in and out of China and Africa. oil…..yeah, we got boat loads sitting sitting in the harbors of China right now, most of it out of Venezuela. Our profit numbers are going up…mostly due to cut backs, lower payrolls and higher margins. We are rolling over most of debt, from +2% in Japan to under 1%…gotta love deflation.
Invictus says:
To be clear: It's 3+MM more households, way more people (~7MM or so).
formerlawyer says:
I am in agreement with wally and destor23. There should be no strings attached as to what food can be bought.
I remember in 1983 when food stamps were actual stamps, my colleagues were ranting about a family in line ahead of us being able to purchase McDonalds with food stamps in Hawaii. I was so furious with my rich, upper middle class friends for their condescending position that I went over to the other table and talked with the single mother of three – her story: it was their monthly indulgence. She didn't eat anything but allowed her children a single Happy meal each. She refused my offer to pay for their meals. Walk a mile first.
Thor says:
Formerlawyer – Horrible isn't it? There are many wealthy people in this country who really do believe that poor people are poor for some flaw in their character or personality. This attitude, coming from many of the same people who brought us to where we are today.
dukeb says:
One problem is that many food stamp families do not have easy access to larger grocery stores. Their neighborhood stores may be only convenience stores with limited choices, and very little healthy food.
I'd be interested in considering community eating centers instead of food stamps in some areas. That would allow control of menus to be economical but healthy, along with controlling some fraudulent uses. Plus it could be a community center with other social uses and programs.
Another idea: cut back on the current system of agricultural subsidies, and put money into community eating centers open to anyone regardless of income. The purchases by the eating centers would support the most economical healthy diet, supporting that segment of the agricultural industry and safeguarding a base level of national food production. No paperwork, the diet might tend to be monotonous so that would tend to hold down usage by the non-needy, and it might help with some long term health problems, along with having ecological benefits by reducing meat consumption. Of course, you would have to deal with the undocumented immigrant problem separately – easiest by dealing with the employers.
Jojo says:
Officially, you have to be pretty dammed poor to qualify for food stamps. Like not more than $2000 ($3000 if someone in the house is over 60) in assets. There are special rules for cars owned and whether they can be counted as an asset. And strangely enough, your house and lot is not counted at all! Which means that someone could have equity in a house but not have that counted as part of the $2000/$3000 max assets requirement to qualify for FS. Huh???
I am sure there is some percentage of people who have figured out how to game the system by using multiple bank accounts or transferring liquid assets to family members. How many might be doing this is the question. 5%? 10%? 20%?
The free medical care in the county I live in Calif. has very similar rules. I know of a couple of people who have played the hidden asset game so they could qualify for this program.
Then there is this story:
$69 million in California welfare money drawn out of state
Las Vegas tops the list with $11.8 million spent at casinos or taken from ATMs, but transactions in Hawaii, Miami, Guam and elsewhere also raise questions. Officials say budget cuts hinder investigations.
October 04, 2010|By Jack Dolan, Los Angeles Times
Rescission says:
Let's try this one more time.
I read the link again and then went on and read the memo it was referring to.
I could not find anywhere in any of the articles where he vilified any food stamp recipients. Can you please reference that for me? I am seriously just trying to have an honest, fact-based argument here. Non-partisan.
The point of the memo he wrote is clear. He is saying that his opponents prefer to provide food stamps rather than providing jobs. He is saying that food stamp recipients would rather receive a job than receive food stamps. Yes, he is a partisan politician, but in all fairness, my bull shit call on you was the fact that you took him out of context and re-phrased his message into something that simply isn't there. I think most people who are forced to accept food stamps would probably rather have a job and be able to afford their own food. From my reading, that's all he is saying. Again, if you can simply show me where he bashes the actually food stamp recipients I will be happy to concede and agree with you. Thanks for the lively debate.
call me ahab says:
that little story of yours kind of choked me up-
(well- not really)
But it did bring tears to my eyes-
(ok I'm lying)
but I did pick up a little puppy once that was running in traffic- of course i did call animal control (maybe they put it down)-
oh well
basquebob says:
Anything related to Newt Gingrich and "non-partisan" in the same sentence or paragraph is an oxymoron. The context is Newt Gingrich yet you beg for context while ignoring the ultimate context. Newt Gingrich is a political animal and an exemplar of ultimate hypocrisy. Plenty of those on both sides of the aisle, but in this case we are talking about Newt Gingrich.
"I think most people who are forced to accept food stamps" Really? "forced to accept food stamps"? Cry me a river.
lalaland says:
we already subsidize food production by the boatload; lets just make fruits and vegetables free if grown in the USA
Transor Z says:
I'd be interested in considering community eating centers instead of food stamps in some areas.
Moo. "Citizen 24601, our records indicate that you require green legumes today. You are required to eat your peas. Kindly comply or we will be forced to contact Nutrition Enforcement."
@formerlawyer: Yeah, elites always engage in self-justification. The concepts of birth lottery and mortality are completely terrifying for narcissists and can even provoke psychotic decompensation. It's too much like saying they're not god.
skywalkerbeth says:
Pocket veto, thank goodness:
formerlawyer says:
To call me ahab Says:
Ahab, this is a crowdsourcing enquiry. I gave my answer. Give yours or STFU.
call me ahab says:
Ahab, this is a crowdsourcing enquiry. I gave my answer. Give yours or STFU.
what I really want is another sophomoric anecdote-
I'm sure you have plenty
(and what? you didn't like my puppy story?)
Jojo says:
But IS it a "pocket veto" or not?
If it is a pocket veto, then this looks like just another Obama subterfuge that will give the bankers what they want, as pocket vetos can become law if Congress remains in session for 10 days, which according to comment #5 here ( http://thinkprogress.org/2010/10/07/obama-vetos-banks/), they will be doing over the election!
Is this yet another Obama snookering of the people? Or not?
Rescission says:
Yes, many are embarrassingly forced to accept food stamps so they can feed their families. They don't want to but given their dire situations, they take the handout, even though they would rather not. When I say "forced" I mean because of their dire economic situation.
Your personal attacks without any facts weakens your comment. I said Newt was a partisan politician. Fact.
Does that mean that its okay to twist what people say into something they didn't say? We make progress when we stick to facts and stay away from personal attacks.
forwhomthebelltolls says:
I'm not as well-versed in the topic as some of you obviously are and I do think that there is some merit to the theory that a change in eligibility has caused a spike in many areas.
However, I think there is also a less tangible "lack-of -stigma factor", by comparison to what there used to be. I go to the gym every day for lunch and grab some fruit from the market in the same strip mall afterwards. It's in a pretty destitute area (the cheap gyms always are) and I'm always amazed at how 7 of 10 payers are utilizing an EBT card. They're not shy about it at all and seem to have no reservations in conversing about their benefits with the cashier. I'm not passing judgement on this one way or the other. But I can remember in '80 and '81 sitting in the dark (electric shut off) and eating veggies "borrowed" from a farm down the road. We cooked over a wood stove and ate by candelight. This was all because my mother absolutely would not dream of asking for food stamps. We were always lower middle class but when we really slipped to "lower class" she still wouldn't lower herself to ask for assistance. Those were "other" people who asked for handouts.
I realize this is one tiny corner of the world and one man's experience, but it seems to me that there is much greater willingness today and that most, if not all, stigma has been removed from process of acccepting government assistance.
Andy T says:
Marcus Says:
October 7th, 2010 at 7:29 am
The underlying story says that 41.8 million Americans received food stamps in July. If 15% of the U.S. population is receiving food stamps and supposedly that 15% is feeding others, children and elder citizens with that food, it means that at least 1/5 of the American population is receiving public assistance just to eat. If this is real, it is a tragedy of epic proportions….
Disagree. Right now the situation is only sad. It would be a "tragedy of epic proportions" if they weren't being fed at all.
zola says:
I can't help but think that the food stamp program masks just how bad the problem is.
Imagine that 1 in 8 people were standing on a bread line rather than quietly swiping their EBT cards…
John Purcell says:
Re not allowing EBT purchases of sugary soda – having been an American in Canada, I had respect for Pigouvian taxation of behaviors (smoking, drinking, waste disposal, etc) that drove up costs on government provided/subsidized benefits (health care, infrastructure).
While deciding what is acceptable/unacceptable can be difficult and rife with subjectivity, I hope for a day when we have a somewhat objective/rational forum for coming to a democratic consensus while maintaining individual incentives.
Expected utility rarely takes negative externalities into account.
And I assume the vast majority of people swiping their EBT cards are doing it quietly and appreciatively while struggling to figure out the next steps to economic independence – I don't mind helping them out for the time being.
curbyourrisk says:
No repsonse from Barry….hmmmm….
CaptnKrunch says:
Thor says "Horrible isn't it? There are many wealthy people in this country who really do believe that poor people are poor for some flaw in their character or personality. This attitude, coming from many of the same people who brought us to where we are today."
Hmmm. Ok, so why are poor people poor? Alternatively, why aren't more people in this country rich? By "character or personality" do you include perseverance, diligence, optimism, propensity for hard work, respect for education, willingness to sacrifice, or intelligence?
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For some selective readings on this, see:
Official Poverty rate in 2008 – the highest since 1997 at 13%
A dated (2001) but illuminating NPR article:
[...] I posted recently on the explosive growth in the use of food stamps, now known as the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP). BR asked some very relevant questions, and commenter Kort provided some interesting linkage that gave a history of the program, including various changes made along the way (which helped explain the recent surge). That post generated a fair amount of commentary. [...]


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Our beaches and ecology are the main draw of visitors to Lee County, and the beach and shoreline program serves as a great enhancement to these assets with funding provided by the tourist development tax. Utilizing 26.4% of the five-cent bed tax, this program has provided more than $85 million dollars to variety of countywide projects related to beach maintenance, beach nourishment, and park development. Each of these projects represents a cooperative effort with governmental agencies in Lee County from our local municipalities to the federal government. With the countywide nature of the program, new recreational opportunities are being provided in areas of Lee County that our visitors have not historically frequented, thus encouraging further exploration.
This program provides direct benefit to visitors and residents alike, all with the goal of promoting tourism while preserving and enhancing our beaches and shoreline. Many of these projects have proven to be a major impact on visitor activity. For example, the visitor count at Lovers Key increased more than 238 percent the first year after the completion of the Carl Johnson/Lovers Key project with 53,653 visitors in 1998 and 127,723 in 1999. Since then, the numbers have reflected an amazing increase with more than 750,000 visitors in 2010, making it one of the most popular state parks in Florida. The investments from the beach and shoreline program are clearly paying off!
Additionally, these tourist-generated funds have served as budget supplements, allowing for the provision of services at a level that exceeds what could be provided without additional taxation to local residents. For example, the maintenance of the public beach accesses is funded by the tourist tax at no additional cost to the residents who also use these facilities.
TDC & Long-Range Erosion Control Plan
Each year the Tourist Development Council (TDC) appropriates a portion of the beach and shoreline program funds to a beach renourishment trust fund to assist with future renourishment needs. This is done to protect our most precious tourism asset our beaches. As part of its long-range plan, Lee County Department of Natural Resources has estimated the erosion control funds needed over the next 10 years. Each erosion control project undergoes a thorough cost-benefit analysis to determine funding opportunities. After assigning the state and federal cost sharing figures, the balance required for each project is divided by the storm protection and recreational benefits based on the availability of public access. If not publicly accessible (as defined by the State of Florida), the storm protection portion is deemed the responsibility of the homeowners and the recreational portion is funded with the beach renourishment trust fund. Regardless of who derives the recreational benefit - the property owners, local residents or visitors - this portion is funded exclusively with bed tax revenue.
Current Projects & How Projects Are Funded
Each year the Tourist Development Council (TDC) reviews project requests for the upcoming fiscal year (FY). Local governmental agencies request funding by completing a
funding request that offers detailed information about the project. During an annual workshop TDC members review the requests and evaluate each project on several criteria to determine if they are eligible for funding. During the workshop the requesting agency is available to answer questions the TDC may have about the request for funds. Once the projects receive TDC approval, they are forwarded to the Lee County Board of County Commissioners for inclusion in their annual capital improvement budget (CIP) process.
The TDC's recommendations for FY 2015-16 offers funding to 25 projects valued at more than 9 million. These projects include:
- $2.2 million addition to the beach nourishment fund
- Beach and shoreline maintenance on Cape Coral, Captiva, Fort Myers Beach, and Sanibel Island
- Shoreline improvements at Caloosahatchee Regional Park, Manatee Park, and Sirenia Vista Park
- Shade structures at beach parks on Sanibel Island and portable restrooms on Fort Myers Beach
In addition to the maintenance projects receiving funding during this cycle, several other projects that were funded in previous years are in various stages of development. A status report for all active projects is updated each year and presented to the TDC. Many of these projects are long term and will require additional funding in future years. A number of projects have been funded over multiple years including beach access development, beach water quality monitoring, improvements at Bonita Beach Park, Bowditch Point Regional Park, and Crescent Beach. Bowman's Beach master plan, Countywide emergency beach cleanup, Four Mile Cove Ecological Preserve, and Matanzas Pass Preserve improvements, dune and landscape plantings at Sanibel beach parks and Sanibel Lighthouse Park improvements. To see a complete list of projects, click here.

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Preston Vance, CEO of Kickstarter-funded startup Flekt, Inc., has partnered with product innovation consultant Eric P. Rose, NPDP, MBA
Tarzana, CA, USA, June 12, 2014 - (PressReleasePoint) - Preston Vance, CEO of Kickstarter-funded startup Flekt, Inc., has recently partnered with product innovation consultant Eric P. Rose, NPDP, MBA to ensure the development of the cFlekt product from prototype into tooling, manufacturing, and production launch.
Mr. Rose will bring his expertise, supplier connections, and technical associates to the Flekt team. He has more than 30 years of experience in product innovation, product development, commercialization, and project management. His background includes five years at Mattel toys, sourcing hundreds of molds for plastics manufacturing, and previously serving as Chairman of the Society of Plastics Engineers in Los Angeles.
The Flekt System gives photographers the ability to create studio quality light from a pop-up flash on most DSLR cameras. Flekt attaches to the hot-shoe and utilizes the pop-up flash without the need for expensive third-party flash units. With multiple texture and color coating options, photographers can customize their light to create beautiful photos. In early 2014, Flekt turned to Kickstarter in order to fund the tooling and production necessary for the cFlekt product. Photography enthusiasts from around the world pledged more than $72,000, surpassing the funding goal.
Now, with the financial support of its backers and the product development guidance of Mr. Rose, Flekt is moving forward to make its prototype a reality for photographers. Mr. Rose brings his expertise to help Flekt launch production in time to fulfill its Kickstarter schedule goals.
To learn more about Flekt or order one today, visit http://www.flektsystem.com. Like Flekt on Facebook and follow them on Twitter to stay up to date with the campaign and learn about any new announcements, contests, and more.
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FLEKT is a new company founded by Preston Vance who was inspired to design Flekt when he came to the realization he wanted to take better photos. Modeled after one of his favorite accessories, the beauty dish, Flekt was born with the intention of creating the same quality of lighting from a camera's pop-up flash.
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ERIC P. ROSE, NPDP, MBA is a product innovation and management consultant who has worked with companies ranging from startups through Fortune 500 firms. Mr. Rose's services are well suited for Kickstarter product entrepreneurs who need assistance moving from product concept to production launch. In addition to his work with Flekt, Inc., Mr. Rose has provided product innovation services to companies in a wide range of industries including healthcare, industrial, and consumer products. Mr. Rose helps clients move new products from market opportunity into marketplace reality through the phases of product research, development, commercialization, manufacturing, and production launch.
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Overland Apiaires is pleased to announce that Master Beekeeper Cindy Bee has joined the Overland Team. Cindy is a third Generation Beekeeper and has had a full time Bee Relocation/Removal business in the Atlanta GA area for 14 years. Cindy is co-author of Honey Bee Removal, a Step-by-Step Guide.
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Meet the morning zombiesComment on this story
London - You may be one yourself, or you may live or work with one... the grumps who cannot bear to talk to anyone first thing in the morning.
Now a survey of 2,000 Britons has found that after waking up at an average time of 6.49am, it's another hour and 15 minutes before the grumps feel up to having a conversation. So, it's not until around 8am that anyone should dare say a word to them.
More than half of the adults in the survey said they are grumpy in the morning, with 43 percent of people saying they even avoid talking to their partner until they feel up to it.
Almost a third dodge conversation with their colleagues first thing, while 21 percent even ignore their children.
Fourteen percent have even broken up with someone, or had someone break up with them, because of their zombie-like state in the morning.
And around 70 percent of those who commute on public transport say they dread strangers talking to them because they can't bear to face anyone that early in the day, according to the survey commissioned by the makers of a new game app, Zombie Underground.
Instead, 37 percent bury themselves in a book to avoid making eye-contact with anyone, while another 34 percent listen to music.
And 16 percent admitted to pretending to talk on their phone to dodge any unwanted chat.
A massive four in ten commuters have even ended up in an argument with a stranger on the train, bus or tube because they tried to start up a polite conversation
Researchers found a bad night's sleep is most likely to put Brits in a bad mood in the mornings, followed by the dark winter mornings.
More than a third say they just simply take a little while to get going in the mornings while one in five get a grey cloud over their head when they look out their window at wind and rain.
Jon Lucas, spokesman for Zombie Underground, said: "Mornings are a struggle for most people, especially in the winter.
'Waking up after a bad night's sleep, or knowing you have a long and stressful day ahead of you can put you in a bad mood before you have even stepped out of bed.
'Coupled with the dark mornings, bad weather and the thought of the commute to work, it's no wonder that many people want to crawl back under the covers instead.
For 54 percent of grumpy Brits, a simple cup of tea or coffee is all it takes to brighten their mood and help them to wake up.
Thirty-six percent feel more with it after eating breakfast while 22 percent resort to splashing cold water in their face.
Listening to loud music or having a cold shower were named as other popular ways to get going after getting out of bed. - Daily Mail
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These are the most recent ones of my boy :)
4 year old QH. He has a lot of cutting in his bloodlines.
Colonial Freckles hall of famer cutting horse.
But, I prefer reining, if I'm going to pick something. He's a great all around horse. Just wanted to see if he looked like he'll do well with reining... since I've seen some posts by other people asking the same question, I thought I see what people have to say about my James. Thanks guys!


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The debate heading into Friday night's huge game between No. 4 Ft. Lauderdale (Fla.) St. Thomas Aquinas and No. 8 Concord (Calif.) De La Salle centered around which team was better. Or which state. Or which offensive style. Or ... well, just about anything.
Except the quarterbacks. That seemed to be the one sure thing.
How could the edge not go convincingly to De La Salle? It had Bart Houston - a four-star Elite 11 recruit who led the school to a state crown last season and is headed to D-I Wisconsin next season. St. Thomas Aquinas had Max Lescano, who was making just his third career start and was considered the team's biggest question mark when the season started.
When it was over, there was no debating which team was better. St. Thomas Aquinas rolled to a 30-6 victory - thanks to the play at quarterback.
Lescanco was 9-for-15 for 152 yards and rushed nine times for 58 yards and a score.
He was the reason Aquinas won the football game.
Lescano was able to make plays with his legs, twice picking up first downs on third-and-12 in the first half. He also scored on a quarterback draw to extend the Aquinas lead in the third quarter. He got it done.
Then there was Houston.
He was responsible for two lost fumbles, an interception and a shanked punt that led directly to 24 points. It was easily the worst game of his career.
De La Salle's only points came on a TD pass - from Andrew Buckley to Anthony Williams.
It was a gadget play - coming right before halftime - but it got De La Salle back into the game as it cut the lead to 10-6. When Aquinas opened the third quarter with a three-and-out, it appeared the momentum was with De La Salle. Then two costly sequences put the game out of reach.
And both were at the expense of the De La Salle signal-caller.
After moving the ball from its 20, Houston fumbled on the Spartan side of the field. Aquinas defensive leader Cole Champion fell on the ball.
A few plays following the fumble, Aquinas extended the lead to 17-6 on Fred Coppet's second score of the game.
The next drive would be a three-and-out for De La Salle. It was a series that cost the Spartans 5 yards and forced Houston back to punt.
His 10-yard punt put Aquinas back in business starting with plus field position on the 35.
Lescano put the metaphoric exclamation point on the game, punching in his touchdown and extending the score to 24-6.
De La Salle was able to move the ball - like it had done for much of the game - when its fourth turnover was committed, sealing the fate of the California power and perhaps its state, as well.
The loss eliminated De La Salle from the national title discussion and could be further evidence that the state of California is down this year. Its top teams have not performed on the national stage with Westlake (Calif.) Oaks Christian and Mission Viejo (Calif.) High already succumbing to out-of-state opponents leaving just Anaheim (Calif.) Servite with an opportunity to salvage a major win.
Aquinas, meanwhile, earned another solid win and likely a stock boost in its claim to another national title.
Whether it can navigate the rest of its schedule is still to be determined. The team will have two weeks before its fourth nationally-ranked opponent in five weeks makes its way to challenge the Raiders as Miramar (Fla.) High comes to Ft. Lauderdale.
Should Aquinas get by Miramar, then find its way through an always challenging Florida postseason, talk about whether the school deserves its second title in four years will be on.
The debate about its quarterback? That was settled Friday night.
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Trenton vs. Chiefland: Girls Hoops
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GAINESVILLE- The Trenton Tiger Girls travled to Chiefland tonight to take on the Indians in a basketball matchup.
Shelby Stokes of Trenton had an impressive night for the Tigers.
Chiefland pulled out the win in a close one. Final score 36-33.
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LAS CRUCES - A cat has been stuck on top of a Doña Ana County electric pole since Friday, its owners say.
The Eason family, who live off Bataan Memorial West, say they have called El Paso Electric, the county Sheriff's Department, Animal Control and other agencies asking for help to get the cat down. None have been able to help, the family says.
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Here is a revised list of my tour venues:
July 1: Fenway Sausage Works, New Bedford, MA
July 2: Zippity Do Dog, Framingham, MA
July 3: Sullivan's, Boston, MA
July 4: Cookout, My House! (with Pearl Franks on the Grill)
July 5: The Dogfather, Worcester, MA
July 6: Boomer's, Westborough, MA
July 7: So Sabe's, Onset, MA
July 8: Robin's Nest, Rochester, MA
July 9: Fred's Franks, Wakefield, MA
July 10: Flo's, Cape Neddick, ME
July 11: Larry Joe's New England Fire Pit, Bellingham, MA
July 12: Yank's Franks, Wells, ME
July 13: Snappy Dogs, Hopkinton, MA
July 14: Dell's, Wareham, MA
July 15: Kool Kone, Wareham, MA
July 16: Tex Barry's, Attleborough, MA
July 17: Beezer's, Northborough, MA
July 18: Onleyville New York System, Providence, RI
July 19: Tex Barry's, Taunton, MA
July 20: That's My Dog, Attleboro, MA
July 21: Cookout @ The Beach (Pearls on the Grill)
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July 24: Hot Dog Annie's, Leicester, MA
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ACE farewell to long-serving 'legend' Brian
Posted: August 06, 2014|
A LONG-SERVING member of staff at a Derby engineering firm who joined the company when it was founded 30 years ago has retired.
Brian Hulland, 65, joined ACE Environmental Engineering, at Aspen Business Centre, in Aspen Drive, Spondon, in 1984 – the year the company, then known as Air Conditioning Economics, started.
The company specialises in heating, ventilation and air conditioning systems.
Mr Hulland, of Little Eaton, was a bike mechanic before joining ACE, where he re-trained in the installation, service and maintenance of air conditioning and ventilation systems.
Over the past three decades, he has installed systems in shops, hotels and offices all over Derby and trained many apprentices.
Mark Parnell, business development executive at ACE, said: "Brian has had a large influence in the training and development of many of our apprentices and these people will look back with great respect at what Brian had taught them. He is a legend.
"He has been a constant in the business and a 'piece of the furniture'. We will miss him a lot and wish him a long and happy retirement."


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Deep soul, blaring horns, and funky guitars! The TSU Tornadoes were one of the great lost groups of the Houston scene of the 60s – and this second volume in Funky Delicacies' series on the band features a whopping amount of previously unissued material from the vaults of Ovide Records! The album starts out with some nice 60s vocal soul groovers – like a cover of "Nothing Can Stop Me", and the tracks "Only Inside" and "Got To Get Through To You". It then moves into some fierce soul instrumental territory – like the band's semi-hit "The Goose", a great wailer that was only ever issued before on 45 – plus other instrumental takes of vocal songs, like "It's Your Thing", "Work On It", and "What Good Am I". Also includes alternate takes of "The Toronado" and the great "Nee Nee", different from the ones on the band's other album! © 1996-2015, Dusty Groove, Inc.
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This is a grade we rarely use, as we try not to sell records in very bad condition, though in some rare cases we will list a record in such bad shape that it does not conform to the standards above. A "Fair" record will have enough marks or significant flaws that it does not even qualify as "Good", but is a copy you might consider for playing, if you're willing to put up with noise and/or flaws. An example might be a recording with surface noise so heavy that it is equal to the volume of the music. For records listed as "Fair", we will describe the extent of the condition in the comments.
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EU divided over 1 trillion euro energy revamp
BRUSSELS (Reuters) – The European Union's economic crisis took precedence over solidarity at a meeting of energy ministers on Friday, with big economies reluctant to fund a 1 trillion euro ($1.3 trillion) vision for energy infrastructure.
Ministers were meeting for their first discussion of plans by EU energy commissioner Guenther Oettinger for massive investment to bolster energy security and distribute green electricity.
Deep-sea sharks protected as EU sets fish quotas
BRUSSELS (Reuters) – European fisheries ministers have agreed minor cuts to quotas for some vulnerable deep-sea fish and more stringent measures to protect rare sharks.
The European Union is trying to nurse its fish stocks back to health after decades of over-exploitation. Deep-sea fish are particularly vulnerable as they reproduce so slowly.
Watchdog warns of higher Mediterranean temperatures
BRUSSELS (Reuters) – Children born today in countries such as Spain and Italy will witness a 7 degrees Celsius rise in summer temperatures by the end of their lives, the European Union's environment watchdog warned on Tuesday.
Deaths due to heat shock will rise, southern crops such as grapes will be pushed northwards and flagship European plants such as Switzerland's edelweiss will face extinction, the European Environment Agency (EEA) said.
EU launches 2013 ban on disputed HFC carbon offsets
BRUSSELS (Reuters) – The European Union's executive Commission has proposed banning from 2013 the most common types of carbon offsets, mostly from India and China, in order to boost money flowing to offset projects in the poorest countries.
The Commission proposed that from January 1, 2013 the EU should exclude from its Emissions Trading Scheme offset credits from HFC 23 and nitrous oxide credits from adipic acid production, it said in a statement on Thursday.
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BRUSSELS (Reuters) – The European Union has banned all Afghan airlines from flying into European airspace because of the country's failure to set up a proper safety regime, the executive Commission said on Tuesday.
National carrier Ariana Afghan Airlines was already banned and there were some restrictions on Kam Air, but the new EU blacklist extends the embargo to other carriers such as Safi Airways.
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The 27-country European Union relies heavily on Russian gas supplies to heat and power the homes of its 500 million people, but aims to increase the share of renewable energy to 20 percent over the next decade, putting its overall needs in question.
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distribution projects by 2012 that will benefit from public
funds and fast-tracked building permits.
Energy Commissioner Guenther Oettinger prioritised four
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At last year's Copenhagen climate summit, rich countries pledged $30 billion of "fast start finance" to help poorer countries adapt to climate change and reduce their greenhouse gas emissions during 2010-2012.
EU's energy grid plans revealed in leaked draft
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transporting and burying greenhouse gases, a leaked draft shows.
Energy Commissioner Guenther Oettinger last week issued a
warning over gas and oil imports and unveiled a strategy for
investing 1 trillion euros ($1.4 trln) over the next decade to
bolster energy security.
Scotland may suffer as EU fishing chief shields cod
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New Financial Media Scrum: Bloggers vs TV
by Barry Ritholtz - August 3rd, 2009, 4:43pm
Don't-Walk-Run to this outstanding overview of the dispute between CNBC and the blogging community by Real Property Alpha:
"So let's get this straight. Members of the televised media are now resorting to taking on bloggers in order to draw attention to themselves. It's sort of like picking a fight with the biggest bully on the block, except the biggest bully on the block in this case might be a semi-professional and anonymous member of the media that is using Blogspot domain name. A CNBC host, picking a fight with a blogger that is using a pre-made blogging service.
I'm still letting that sink in.
This post isn't about the movement of information online and into sources that are democratic, semi-amateur, and totally beyond the control of the "powers that be". This post is about the growing influence of that content. The really good bloggers are growing their online audiences every day."
That's a great summation. There's more details at RPA.
I would point out that the disagreement between reads a bit like an echo of the Jon Stewart / James Cramer feud — but that was between two cable outlets.
There used to be a rule: "Don't pick fights with people who buy ink by the barrel." The updated version should be not to pick fights with people who don't even have to pay for the ink — they spill electrons and pixels by the billions — and they are practically free.
TV vs Bloggers? Its kind of odd — and yet the bloggers seem to be winning . . .
The Dennis Kneale Correction ! (July 18th, 2007)
The New Financial Media
John Reeder
Real Property Alpha, August 2nd, 2009
Category: Financial Press, Weblogs
Please use the comments to demonstrate your own ignorance, unfamiliarity with empirical data and lack of respect for scientific knowledge. Be sure to create straw men and argue against things I have neither said nor implied. If you could repeat previously discredited memes or steer the conversation into irrelevant, off topic discussions, it would be appreciated. Lastly, kindly forgo all civility in your discourse . . . you are, after all, anonymous.
45 Responses to "New Financial Media Scrum: Bloggers vs TV"
TV vs Bloggers? Its kind of odd — and yet the bloggers seem to be winning . . .
Of course the bloggers are winning. They aren't corporate whores and know-nothings like Gasparino or the Money Honey. Bloggers, the good ones, haven't sold out their credibility and reputation.
constantnormal says:
" — and yet the bloggers seem to be winning …"
The alternative way to look at that is that the TV folks, accustomed to decades of dumbing down their content for a perceived audience of idiots, is losing, as viewers depart the one-way dialog of TV for the discourse of the web.
Perhaps the TV audiences are not entirely idiots after all.
constantnormal says:
"are losing", not "is losing" — I apologize to every grammar teacher I've ever had the privilege of being instructed by.
Aeolus says:
I've tuned out the fatuous financial blowhards on TV.
I can get far better information by following the Big Picture and several other financial blogs, which, unlike the journamalists, link to their sources and include discussion as an important part of the product they offer.
I feel the same way about the cable news networks, which seem to get worse by the day.
Thor says:
Will be fascinating to watch how this evolves – what, if anything, the news stations will do to adjust. . . .
Transor Z says:
His on air rants are extremely perishable, while the blogosphere's counter assault gets indexed by Google and results in "Dennis Kneale Idiot" becoming the #3 Google Suggest phrase if you start typing Dennis Kneale.
Pool Shark says:
"Dennis Kneale Idiot" is now the #2 Google Suggest phrase…
Transor Z says:
Barry, I thought you were going to post something on this topic from the teaser you provided about a week ago?
Its_Science says:
The bloggers won the first time I watched CNBC. And I hadn't even read the blogs at that point…
call me ahab says:
"Members of the televised media are now resorting to taking on bloggers in order to draw attention to themselves."
bad move- the attention will be all the wrong kind- making you look like a complete fucktard- look at Cramer after taking on Jon Stewart-
not quite the same- but gives you the idea
firstname.lastname@example.com says:
Believing cable news is like believing in Santa-Claus, the Tooth Ferry or GDP.
I'll take my data, accurate, sliced and diced and well explained from the best 25 bloggers – of which Barry is one.
Take care
mcrcr4 says:
Don't fight with anyone who has less to lose than you.
Best regards,
VennData says:
The problem with CNBC is its success. It was once a very profitable infotainment deliverer. Then, after delivering so many ideas – some good – the investors that took away working investment models don't need them as much. The ones they've failed are lost.
Adding people like Dennis Kneale (a one-note commentator) or a Charlie Gasparino (whose long-winded "insight" into Wall Street internal politics isn't tradable) won't help them get their audience back.
They need more sophisticated commentary. Investing is an arms race. More Faber, Less fluff, and Cramer needs to stop getting played by people like Dykstra and Farrell…. playing up "the Street" etc… for his market.
CTX says:
- Ministry of Propaganda- Joseph Goebbels…This is what our media is like, nothing but MIS-INFORMATION…..
manhattanguy says:
My brain cells stay active from reading (1) Blogs such as this, 2) Books and 3) The Economist magazine) than watching the idiot box. I got off that drug 2 years ago.
StatArb says:
Charlie Gasparino would agree with you !?!?!?!?
Marcus Aurelius says:
TV News? Cronkite just died — that leaves them with nobody credible (financial news or otherwise).
The bloggers are winning because credible blogs (those that don't ban participation based on differences of opinion) take constant criticism from their readers by virtue of their comments sections — if they print BS, they get bitch slapped by facts and/or have their logic torn apart. Broadcast and traditional print news don't get much feedback on their "stories," so they continue their fact free pseudo-journalism — losing viewers/readers in droves along the way, and all the time wondering why. Anyone who reads news/financial blogs knows what BS the MSM are peddling.
Nonetheless, about a quarter of the population believe what they are told by traditional media:
On a related note: I have a family friends that are a very high middle class couple (with aspirations/pretensions, but fading). Husband and wife are lobbyists — very sophisticated in communications and savvy enough to be able to switch teams (from liberal to conservative, Republican to Democrat) without missing losing clients (although, with their aforementioned aspirations, I believe they are truly hardcore Republicans of the Newt Gingrich/Grover Norquist variety). Over dinner a couple of weeks ago, she said that she and her husband relied on Jim Cramer for their investment strategy (which includes condos in Miami). I nearly dropped dead in my mashed potatoes. Some people will believe the party line regardless of the reality that surrounds them. I'm seriously wondering if I can even relate to these folks anymore (hell, I don't know if I can even make eye contact).
dead hobo says:
I remember last year when a couple of the ladies on CNBC fretted openly and frequently about the inequities of stopping naked shorts from screwing everyone over. They detested the new regulations. At that point, they all lost credibility with me. They were just mouthpiece shills for their advertisers and parent. It must really bite that, a year later, they are down well over 25% of their viewers. HA HA HA. I was right. They're even worse now. Although I watched them a little after the ratings came out and they look like they're eating humble pie that someone first wiped their ass with.
jc says:
I'm sure you're testing us by ending your sentence with a preposition.
"are losing", not "is losing" — I apologize to every grammar teacher I've ever had the privilege of being instructed by.
Sekar says:
Looks like a last ditch attempt to rescue the 30% drop in ratings. CNBC went off my radar about 12 years ago when they when Neil Cavuto started saying "information superhighway" in every segment. The fact that someone as clownish as Dennis Kneale, who can't string together a sentence himself, is on air tells you CNBC doesn't really want to hire anyone credible. And they wonder why ratings are down…..
manhattanguy says:
Where is the almighty CNBC Sucks? Haven't seen him in a while :)
cvienne says:
So it is said that if you know your enemies and know yourself,
you can win a thousand battles without a single loss.
If you only know yourself, but not your opponent, you may win or may lose.
If you know neither yourself nor your enemy, you will always endanger yourself.
The Art of War
Damien Hoffman says:
I wrote something similar this morning, but it's the 3rd installment of a series chronicling the fight club battle between Kneale and Zero Hedge:
"Fight Club: Zero Hedge and Matt Taibbi Defeat CNBC and Goldman Sachs"
I think it's important to add the Taibbi dimension to this whole thing because people like Meagan McArdle pulled some serious Kneale on Taibbi too. As I said in the post:
"As a businessman who runs a financial media site, I think CNBC's new Jerry Springer strategy seems like the desperate avenue taken by an eyeball-magnet which needs increasingly shocking tricks to make the audience look back a few more times while permanently emigrating to more meaningful pastures. And, as with Lot's wife, those looking back are only receiving crap that will turn them into salt."
I also ended by linking to Barry's excellent article about the future of financial TV …
call me ahab says:
CNBC Sucks retires and un-retires from this blog pretty regularly- however- takes a bit of time before he reappears sometimes
OkieLawyer says:
Off topic:
(And somewhat directed at the Libertarians on this board)
The Unconscionable Math (Health insurance rescission policy to maximize profits)
gordo365 says:
Dead Hobo – my dyslexia and ADD kicked in as I was scanning your post – and I had to re-read after my mind mixed up the 1st sentence about
CNBC… Naked… ladies… openly… dr(st)opped… shorts… frequently… screwing… fretted… inequity…
Apologies :)
Thanks for reminding me why I don't have cable TV (or subscribe to any paid form of media)…
"He who establishes his argument by noise and command shows that his reason is weak." ~ Michel de Montaigne
"Never pick a fight with people who only get more eyeballs every time they shine a light on controversy"
jc says:
Tax receipts down 18%, personal IT down 22%, corporate IT down 50%+
With continuing job losses this only gets worse, 20% for the entire year? The recession is over, now it's time to start the depression or finesse it with a de facto devaluation of the dollar? CNBC has us lost in their smoke & mirrors, this drecession still has legs!
Onlooker from Troy says:
It's really pathetic, and they have no idea (apparently) just how bad this makes them look, and how it just reinforces the public's poor opinion of them. Eventually their viewership will shrink to just "the choir", and they'll be just another echo chamber.
alfred e says:
Once again I got in late. Summer in Eugene. Bar hopping.
I have one simple question to ask before I go off.
Who is behind the web site CNBC SUCKS? Is that Dennis Kneale?
hrux says:
AT & Cvienne- another link to Corey Rosenbloom, CMT and his forecast using Elliott Wave charting. Corey called for a minimum SP target of 1,000 months ago and posts his two likely scenarios.
Pat G. says:
My two biggest pet peeves regarding CNBC are the obvious; the cheerleaders. And that they trot out the same "experts/analysts" to discuss the same subjects. This is an insult to my intelligence as a variety of perspectives exercises my brain. In addition, I can only exchange ideas with others on the Internet in a blog/forum such as this. Eventually, I see CNBC going the same way as most newspapers. Their format will become obsolete.
Tom K says:
I hope everyone realizes this "media scrum" is mutually beneficially to both CNBC and their blogging nemesis.
tawm says:
Came back to the US in 1998 and never signed up for CATV. Over the air TV was fine for PBS (before Hillary's friends nuked Rukeyser) and the occasional MadTV. Just a few weeks ago, the VHF analog signal tranmissions ended (to allow the spectrum to be re-used for more telecom services), and now there's only UHF digital over the air TV. However, as I'm 40+ miles from NYC, and UHF signals don't travel as far as VHF, I receive even fewer channels. That's fine, as it's just less crap; I rarely watch anything on TV. Mass media programming is a vast wasteland. The networks lost me years ago. Their "news" content is laughable. Screw them.
BR: Hillary's frind's nuked Rukeyser? I am unfamiliar with this line of thinking . . . Please enlighten
Andy T says:
The moment CNBC took on the "blogosphere," the bloggers had won.
contrabandista13 says:
In this fight, if that's what you want to call it……
I'll put my money on the fat kid….
The CNBC tea baggers ain't got a chance… That pinch faced, tea bagging, douche bag Kneale is going to get F'd in the A. I can't watch that station because every time I see him or Gasparino, I feel like throwing up…
So far as GE goes, I'm just waiting for a good opportunity to short it.
BG says:
Scrum, Oh really? I have quit watching that silly channel for the most part.
There is no way in my good conscious, I could ever commit any serious money to any financial market thinking for a moment that any lie or deception from that crowd had anything to do with it.
Last night, while I was channel surfing, they had up a "10-box" on Kneale's comedy show. What a joke! CNBC starts off fairly anchored in thought at 4AM Eastern; but by the time they wind down their programming in the Evening, they are strictly financial entertainment. What a shame. They are the whores of Wall Street.
There's just hardly anything there you can make an informed financial decision upon. You might as well get your information from a compulsive liar. Their views are so skewed toward Wall Street, they should drop the 'C' for "Consumer" or is it 'C' for "Collusion" with the financial elites?
[...] New Financial Media Scrum; Bloggers vs TV http://www.ritholtz.com/blog/2…..-bloggers/ [...]
tawm says:
One of Hillary's friends Pat Mitchell became head of PBS; she was part of a cabal that pushed out Rukeyser in favor of a more "progressive" Fortune format that er – somehow didn't focus mostly on older, white male. Rukeyser told his audience on the air that he was "ambushed" and being pressured, and was immediately fired from WSW. While Colvin and Gibbs were very good, the unceremonious dumping of Rukeyser sealed WSW's fate, and probably worsened his health.
from http://www.suite101.com/discussion.cfm/investing/4094#message_835
Published: March 24, 2005
Wall Street Week," which became one of the most-watched programs on public television over 35 years, has been canceled. Maryland Public Television, the program's producer, and…will be broadcast for the last time on June 24. The cancellation comes three years after the program's creator and longtime host, Louis Rukeyser, was removed as part of an effort to attract a bigger, younger audience.
What had been "Wall Street Week with Louis Rukeyser" became a joint production with Fortune magazine and was renamed "Wall Street Week with Fortune." Since the program's reintroduction, its hosts have been Geoffrey Colvin, the editorial director of Fortune, and Karen Gibbs, who was previously a senior business correspondent for Fox News.
The split with Mr. Rukeyser was acrimonious, upsetting longtime viewers. After Mr. Rukeyser's ouster, 22 analysts and money managers who made regular appearances alongside him said they would not take part in a program without him.
Mr. Rukeyser, who spoke bluntly of his anger at being removed, began a program on CNBC called "Louis Rukeyser's Wall Street" that competed with his former program. The CNBC program ended in December after Mr. Rukeyser became ill.
tawm says:
P.S. "News coverage of the conflict highlighted PBS's desire for a younger audience, with Rukeyser implying during the King interview that public TV wanted an MTV version of his show. But PBS President Pat Mitchell said in a Current interview she's more interested in ethnic and economic diversity than relative youth."
Consuelo Mack does an admirable job with her current PBS show "Wealthtrack," but it's hard to escape PBS's antipathy towards capitalism and independent investing as not being very important. The show does not get a regular slot, and often gets pre-empted.
I even discussed the scheduling issue with WNET's president at a fund raiser, and was surprised at the clear disdain he had for the topic (investing and markets) — it just wasn't important for his audience (the main PBS broadcaster for the NYC metro area!)
wunsacon says:
>> One of Hillary's friends Pat Mitchell became head of PBS; she was part of a cabal that pushed out Rukeyser in favor of a more "progressive" Fortune format
Maybe this is less political than you suspect.
In one of the books Barry recommended, the author writes about the recommendations of the analysts on Rukeyser. I don't remember the exact track record had you invested in a Rukeyser "model portfolio". But, what I took away was "not good". In either 1999 or 2000, Rukeyser unceremoniously dumps the only bearish analyst.
Maybe PBS doesn't think it knows enough to pick a good show host, one that helps people do well in the market, and/or figures it should leave economics matters to other networks.
tawm says:
I think the conservative, long-term buy and hold equities approach that Rukeyser and his commentators recommended was appropriate for his mass audience vs the alternatives. Most importantly, it helped create an investor class in America — a group of people and voters who not only invested in financial instruments but believed in the markets, and saw the benefits in keeping out undue government interference. Perhaps Rukeyser's show's direct investment advice record is not stellar, but the value of his contribution to our society's support of capital markets was inestimable. If PBS doesn't see fit to help educate and provide its audience with a better understanding of markets, politicians can continue to attack — divide and conquer the haves and have-nots, all the while increasing moral hazard.
tawm says:
my comments 3 above in response to
@BR: Hillary's frind's nuked Rukeyser? I am unfamiliar with this line of thinking . . . Please enlighten
StatArb says:
CNBC ratings drop is almost as bad as Keith Olbermann's 30% drop and Rachel Maddow's 65% drop since January


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