Paul Joseph Watson
Prison Planet.com
October 29, 2013
The CEO of the largest food bank in America has
suggested that planned cuts in food stamp benefits set to take effect on
Friday could spark riots.
Image: Margarette Purvis (YouTube).
Margarette Purvis, the president and CEO of the Food Bank for New York City, told Salon.com
that the expiration of stimulus funds, which will see the Supplemental
Nutrition Assistance Program reduced by $5 billion dollars, will have an
“immediate impact” and represent a recipe for civil unrest.
“If you look across the world, riots always begin
typically the same way: when people cannot afford to eat food,” said
Purvis, adding that families face the “daunting” prospect of losing a
whole week’s worth of food every month.
The nationwide cut will take 76 million meals off the
table of poverty-stricken New Yorkers alone, equating to about 16 meals a
month for a family of three. The Center on Budget and Policy Priorities
has labeled the cut to the SNAP program “unprecedented” in “depth and
breadth.”
As we previously highlighted, even the mainstream media
is invoking the threat of riots that could ensue as a result of the food
stamp cut, with Fox News’ Neil Cavuto linking the issue
to the Department of Homeland Security’s recent $80 million dollar
outlay on armed guards to protect government buildings in upstate New
York.
