Opportunity Costs...Teachers instead of Food Stamps...kinda makes me squirm in my chair...

Democrats, Advocacy Groups Blast Cuts to Food Stamps to Fund $26B Aid Bill

"...House members convened Tuesday to pass the multibillion-dollar bailout bill for cash-strapped states that provides $10 billion to school districts to rehire laid-off teachers or ensure that more teachers won't be let go before the new school year begins, keeping more than 160,000 teachers on the job, the Obama administration says.But the bill also requires that $12 billion be stripped from the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, commonly known as food stamps, to help fund the new bill, prompting some Democrats to cringe at the notion of cutting back on one necessity to pay for another...."