We forget to stay active, and the cold slaps us in the face and stamps on our fingers and toes.

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The jobs gone elsewhere also result in much of our transfer payments for unemployment and food stamps.

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My mother ended up working full time at low paying jobs, with welfare, food stamps and other government assistance being our norm for most of the rest of my childhood.

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In fact, one out of two direct care workers supplements his or her income with food stamps, Medicaid or public benefits, compounding our overall challenge.

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And I think a lot about our children, our school children, and people who are on food stamps -- and just the entire nation needs to live healthy.

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