Sun Oct 21, 2018, 03:44 PM

Goodheart (4,907 posts)

This is the type of crap we have to deal with... and it's a powerful persuader

among the poorly educated, that is.

Here is what my sister posted on Facebook... not her own words, but the fact that she reposted it to my attention told me she agrees with it:

"Lady walks up to the cashier with her 5 snot nose kids and buys $20 in groceries with food stamps then pulls out $100 bill and buys 50 lotto tickets.
If you can afford to pay $100 in lotto tickets then you don't need to be on the food stamps that myself and every other hard working person provides you with"

But you know what?

I've taken the gloves off, even with my own family members.

Here was my response:

"It must really suck to be so miserable in life that you're jealous of poor people. Why would you even say 'snot-nosed kids'? It's very disrespectful of small people who are innocent of anything their parents might have done, right or wrong. Furthermore, the frequency of that sort of activity is exaggerated.

And why aren't you angry instead at the TRILLIONS given to RICH people? You only notice people buying lottery tickets because they operate inside your own world, but the BIG thievery happens in places you're not rich enough to attend. That's how Republicans get away with it... they keep you angry at POOR people when poor people are mostly powerless. STOP VOTING AGAINST YOURSELF, and stop being angry at poor people."

Sorry, Michelle.... when they go low I'm not going high any more.

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81 replies	Author	Time	Post
This is the type of crap we have to deal with... and it's a powerful persuader (Original post)	Goodheart	Oct 2018	OP
That's just the same garbage the republicans ...	CatMor	Oct 2018	#1
And what's sad is these dummies believe those made up stories of poor people with $100 bills	brush	Oct 2018	#19
There's all sorts of reasons poor people	cannabis_flower	Oct 2018	#57
Those shoes - thrift shops sell used top brand shoes all the time	csziggy	Oct 2018	#58
Same here.	2naSalit	Oct 2018	#69
Come on. Most often stories of poor people flaunting $100 bills are made-up, repug talking points.	brush	Oct 2018	#61
and lots of us shop at thrift shops, where, amazingly, designer labels are fairly common.	niyad	Oct 2018	#71
When I worked at a doctor's office...	The Genealogist	Oct 2018	#79
Ronald Reagan pushed the rhetoric	Haggis for Breakfast	Oct 2018	#42
Exactly	GetRidOfThem	Oct 2018	#68
Good shot!!!	demigoddess	Oct 2018	#2
I would say, if she wins we don't have to pay welfare	wasupaloopa	Oct 2018	#3
I hope the store got their lotto machines yanked because EBT cards are for food only.	catbyte	Oct 2018	#8
No theyre not	ghostsinthemachine	Oct 2018	#27
These days I'd be tempted	Lindsay	Oct 2018	#4
That was the high road	WhiteTara	Oct 2018	#5
Thats what so twisted	Separation	Oct 2018	#36
More "Welfare Cadillac" nonsense	ThoughtCriminal	Oct 2018	#6
She got it third-hand...	albacore	Oct 2018	#9
Yep, sounds like bots and trolls. The thing is, you never know if the source is Russia or the GOP.	BigmanPigman	Oct 2018	#10
And the difference between the two would be........? nt	albacore	Oct 2018	#12
I think they are the same...	BigmanPigman	Oct 2018	#15
Food stamps	True Blue American	Oct 2018	#17
Right? If all the purchased items were within the rules, she would pay eveerything with a snap card	The Polack MSgt	Oct 2018	#73
My stock response for years has been...prove it.	paleotn	Oct 2018	#29
Great response, Goodheart. I always counteract such misplaced anger with one of these to try to	catbyte	Oct 2018	#7
I love those	Demovictory9	Oct 2018	#14
+1000	smirkymonkey	Oct 2018	#31
👏🏾	BlancheSplanchnik	Oct 2018	#70
What response did you get?	MariaCSR	Oct 2018	#11
American "food stamps","welfare" budget is miniscule compared to US budget	Demovictory9	Oct 2018	#13
Food stamps (SNAP) is farmer welfare	bigbrother05	Oct 2018	#74
Your answer was terrific.	llmart	Oct 2018	#16
+++++	FakeNoose	Oct 2018	#38
Food stamps is a government subsidy	Mr.Bill	Oct 2018	#18
mostly for farmers.	mopinko	Oct 2018	#34
As part of the supply chain, that is also true.	Mr.Bill	Oct 2018	#35
For every $1 of food stamps there's about $1.75 of economic activity.	joshcryer	Oct 2018	#51
When they go low, we go vote	IronLionZion	Oct 2018	#20
+1,000,000 nt	Rorey	Oct 2018	#65
You went high. Thanks.	zentrum	Oct 2018	#21
I loved your response, but the meme is an outrageous lie.	mountain grammy	Oct 2018	#22
I'm a nurse who worked with nurses aides	tavernier	Oct 2018	#23
They keep recycling a version of that Reagan era bs.	Blue_true	Oct 2018	#24
Yep, I have only ever noticed staple foods.	joshcryer	Oct 2018	#50
Yep. nt	Blue_true	Oct 2018	#54
I know about this woman whose father-in-law started the world's largest Ponzi scheme.	OilemFirchen	Oct 2018	#25
And would that be	not fooled	Oct 2018	#63
Is this an argument in favor of getting rid of the lottery?	oberliner	Oct 2018	#26
I hate facebook, it's such a waste of time. Although it is a good free place to store photos.	Sunlei	Oct 2018	#28
I'm sure the $100 was crisp as well.	JDC	Oct 2018	#30
Better response would be: It's just made up, if there's no reputable news org. reporting it.	Honeycombe8	Oct 2018	#32
Excellent response!	rusty fender	Oct 2018	#33
Very good and not that "low"	treestar	Oct 2018	#37
This shows how class is a social construct	ck4829	Oct 2018	#39
PROVE they are poor. never know. lots of well off people work the system.	pansypoo53219	Oct 2018	#40
And when the well off work the system...	ck4829	Oct 2018	#53
In any human endeavor, there is always going to be those that take advantage of the system.	unitedwethrive	Oct 2018	#41
Fake news	RhodeIslandOne	Oct 2018	#43
Good stuff	lancelyons	Oct 2018	#44
it's not really about being poorly educated but about people's Prejudice and Bigotry .	JI7	Oct 2018	#45
Goodheart, here's a suggestion.	KY_EnviroGuy	Oct 2018	#46
I used to work for a convenience store.	kchamberlin25	Oct 2018	#47
Good reply	Hav	Oct 2018	#48
It's a fake story they made up in their heads.	joshcryer	Oct 2018	#49
Bravo.."You only notice people buying lottery tickets because	whathehell	Oct 2018	#52
here's how this works....	Locrian	Oct 2018	#55
Good post. I so agree. n/t	Zing Zing Zingbah	Oct 2018	#56
Unfortunately, ignorant folks will never criticize the 1% for their corporate welfare as they	kairos12	Oct 2018	#59
Conservatives believe poor people should suffer. They believe people are poor because they are lazy	Nitram	Oct 2018	#60
That sounds like a totally bogus story anyway	PatSeg	Oct 2018	#62
my first question would be, "did you actually SEE this YOURSELF? or are you parrotting bs?"	niyad	Oct 2018	#64
Family	markpkessinger	Oct 2018	#66
That was fab!	CrispyQ	Oct 2018	#67
She didn't say she ever saw this happen herself	lunatica	Oct 2018	#72
Her's my line...	louis c	Oct 2018	#75
$10 bucks says	BigGermanGuy	Oct 2018	#76
More rightwing claptrap.	C_U_L8R	Oct 2018	#77
Great response..	disillusioned73	Oct 2018	#78
She'd probably be ready to hang me.	Turin_C3PO	Oct 2018	#80
Love this. Thank you.	BeckyDem	Oct 2018	#81

Response to Goodheart (Original post)

Sun Oct 21, 2018, 03:51 PM

CatMor (6,212 posts)

1. That's just the same garbage the republicans ...

have been spewing for years, just another version. I've heard the buying lobster and steak with cookies and cake over the years. There are also more versions out there.
Just more lying propaganda.

This is the type of crap we have to deal with... and it's a powerful persuader

1. That's just the same garbage the republicans ...

19. And what's sad is these dummies believe those made up stories of poor people with $100 bills

57. There's all sorts of reasons poor people

58. Those shoes - thrift shops sell used top brand shoes all the time

69. Same here.

61. Come on. Most often stories of poor people flaunting $100 bills are made-up, repug talking points.

71. and lots of us shop at thrift shops, where, amazingly, designer labels are fairly common.

79. When I worked at a doctor's office...

42. Ronald Reagan pushed the rhetoric

68. Exactly

2. Good shot!!!

3. I would say, if she wins we don't have to pay welfare

8. I hope the store got their lotto machines yanked because EBT cards are for food only.

27. No theyre not

4. These days I'd be tempted

5. That was the high road

36. Thats what so twisted

6. More "Welfare Cadillac" nonsense

9. She got it third-hand...

10. Yep, sounds like bots and trolls. The thing is, you never know if the source is Russia or the GOP.

12. And the difference between the two would be........? nt

15. I think they are the same...

17. Food stamps

73. Right? If all the purchased items were within the rules, she would pay eveerything with a snap card

29. My stock response for years has been...prove it.

7. Great response, Goodheart. I always counteract such misplaced anger with one of these to try to

14. I love those

31. +1000

70. 👏🏾

11. What response did you get?

13. American "food stamps","welfare" budget is miniscule compared to US budget

74. Food stamps (SNAP) is farmer welfare

16. Your answer was terrific.

38. +++++

18. Food stamps is a government subsidy

34. mostly for farmers.

35. As part of the supply chain, that is also true.

51. For every $1 of food stamps there's about $1.75 of economic activity.

20. When they go low, we go vote

65. +1,000,000 nt

21. You went high. Thanks.

22. I loved your response, but the meme is an outrageous lie.

23. I'm a nurse who worked with nurses aides

24. They keep recycling a version of that Reagan era bs.

50. Yep, I have only ever noticed staple foods.

54. Yep. nt

25. I know about this woman whose father-in-law started the world's largest Ponzi scheme.

63. And would that be

26. Is this an argument in favor of getting rid of the lottery?

28. I hate facebook, it's such a waste of time. Although it is a good free place to store photos.

30. I'm sure the $100 was crisp as well.

32. Better response would be: It's just made up, if there's no reputable news org. reporting it.

33. Excellent response!

37. Very good and not that "low"

39. This shows how class is a social construct

40. PROVE they are poor. never know. lots of well off people work the system.

53. And when the well off work the system...

41. In any human endeavor, there is always going to be those that take advantage of the system.

43. Fake news

44. Good stuff

45. it's not really about being poorly educated but about people's Prejudice and Bigotry .

46. Goodheart, here's a suggestion.

47. I used to work for a convenience store.

48. Good reply

49. It's a fake story they made up in their heads.

52. Bravo.."You only notice people buying lottery tickets because

55. here's how this works....

56. Good post. I so agree. n/t

59. Unfortunately, ignorant folks will never criticize the 1% for their corporate welfare as they

60. Conservatives believe poor people should suffer. They believe people are poor because they are lazy

62. That sounds like a totally bogus story anyway

64. my first question would be, "did you actually SEE this YOURSELF? or are you parrotting bs?"

66. Family

67. That was fab!

72. She didn't say she ever saw this happen herself

75. Her's my line...

76. $10 bucks says

77. More rightwing claptrap.

78. Great response..