In Maryland, food stamp recipients don't actually get "stamps" anymore. They get a card, similar to a bank debit card, for use at grocery stores, etc. The name of this card? The "Independence Card."

As my friend Craig Harrision says, this is beyond euphemism. In Maryland, dependence now means independence.

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