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rbrnmw

(7,160 posts)
44. I'm fucking sick of it
Sun Sep 2, 2012, 08:14 PM
Sep 2012

I think liberals should follow the bastards around the store and ask them why they are buying what they are buying. Say things like why are you buying that? wouldn't your tax break be better used if you bought this instead?

Food Stamps ***Rant*** [View all] rbrnmw Sep 2012 OP
Food stamps are bad for the economy though, right Moodys? You know, Moodys. The bond-raters. Scuba Sep 2012 #1
Yes, $1.73 stimulus for each $1.00 spent, plus PEOPLE GET TO EAT! Motown_Johnny Sep 2012 #4
Well, it's a no-brainer, so they should get it, but sometimes they know less than zero. Scuba Sep 2012 #12
My new line against the few Conservatives I am forced to speak with is: Motown_Johnny Sep 2012 #2
"How the hell can people be against food assistance?" CrispyQ Sep 2012 #5
What child in America doesn't deserve a birthday cake & a half gallon of ice cream? Motown_Johnny Sep 2012 #10
that made me cry just the thought rbrnmw Sep 2012 #18
Bravo! hedgehog Sep 2012 #20
I worked at a grocery store for 10 years. CrispyQ Sep 2012 #65
No wonder you used that as an example Motown_Johnny Sep 2012 #67
You'll love this: CrispyQ Sep 2012 #77
It's tempting to keep a pocketful of pennies for such occasions. nolabear Sep 2012 #75
You're talking about people toddwv Sep 2012 #51
That day is already here. Zalatix Sep 2012 #53
Wow, it is even worse than I thought. Motown_Johnny Sep 2012 #66
That's shocking. CrispyQ Sep 2012 #69
I just read in the newspaper that when the SS COL goes up in Jan... grasswire Sep 2012 #3
That's just wrong. CrispyQ Sep 2012 #6
Why aren't these things general knowledge? rbrnmw Sep 2012 #7
Good question(s). SunSeeker Sep 2012 #11
I need a massive COLA increase Panasonic Sep 2012 #8
When they reduced mine to $10.00 per month Downwinder Sep 2012 #9
Wow they were so generous rbrnmw Sep 2012 #15
Exactly! chloes1 Sep 2012 #38
the same thing happens with medical insurance shanti Sep 2012 #58
What are you posting about? former9thward Sep 2012 #13
Well maybe they are disabled or elderly rbrnmw Sep 2012 #14
I have never heard of a Work for Food Stamps program. DURHAM D Sep 2012 #17
Here in TX I don't think you have to work for food stamps. What state is that in? nt Honeycombe8 Sep 2012 #19
Ohio rbrnmw Sep 2012 #29
Wow - some of their "work related activities" are completely without pay! csziggy Sep 2012 #56
No they are single, no children and able bodied. former9thward Sep 2012 #22
I think you're confusing food stamps ... surrealAmerican Sep 2012 #16
no food stamps have a work requirement too in some States rbrnmw Sep 2012 #23
I'd never heard that. surrealAmerican Sep 2012 #24
Suffer. Go hungry. Zoeisright Sep 2012 #36
That's right gollygee Sep 2012 #37
Food Stamp Employment and Training (FSET) requirements Live and Learn Sep 2012 #28
And God help any Food Stamp user who purchases hedgehog Sep 2012 #21
should there be any expectation that FS recipients make the most of their FS dollar? zuzu98 Sep 2012 #25
Let's say a food stamp recipient had something to celebrate EC Sep 2012 #26
personally, no I wouldn't. zuzu98 Sep 2012 #30
Well, I think no, the government doesn't need to EC Sep 2012 #33
again it isn't a freebie in a lot of places rbrnmw Sep 2012 #34
I don't understand why you are so hostile zuzu98 Sep 2012 #40
Is your office using Linux? Downwinder Sep 2012 #45
unfortunately we're stuck with what the State gives us. n/t zuzu98 Sep 2012 #71
It's pretty complicated gollygee Sep 2012 #27
It's none of your business what I buy with my food stamps cali Sep 2012 #39
When I was contemplating food stamps Nikia Sep 2012 #46
Perhaps we can also stipulate ... etherealtruth Sep 2012 #48
thank you for your response zuzu98 Sep 2012 #72
at my store they often have 'Manager's Specials' on steaks and chops NMDemDist2 Sep 2012 #54
At the grocery store I work at, we pull and freeze those meats. unapatriciated Sep 2012 #64
that's wonderful NMDemDist2 Sep 2012 #82
We are not as large a some of the major chains, so we are not in every state or city. unapatriciated Sep 2012 #84
Even if a food stamp recipient buys something frivolous with their food stamps Lydia Leftcoast Sep 2012 #59
No. To even suggest it shows a glaring defect in your humanity. n/t Egalitarian Thug Sep 2012 #60
I didn't "suggest" anything zuzu98 Sep 2012 #70
Re-read your reply, you made an explicit suggestion that "we know better than they do". n/t Egalitarian Thug Sep 2012 #76
sorry you feel that way zuzu98 Sep 2012 #80
It is too easy to impose moral judgements quaker bill Sep 2012 #62
Maybe they have no home to cook and need prepared foods to eat at all. Cobalt Violet Sep 2012 #63
Public assistance has a purpose. lumberjack_jeff Sep 2012 #73
Fresh produce is way more expensive than processed foods, and that's here in CA kestrel91316 Sep 2012 #78
Maybe that is the point...give nutritious foods, not dollar amounts on EBT cards. dkf Sep 2012 #79
That would be an excellent solution. Don't ever expect a Repuke to vote for it, though. kestrel91316 Sep 2012 #83
My Mom gets $13.00 a month in food stamps. progressivebydesign Sep 2012 #31
I used food stamps for years. ismnotwasm Sep 2012 #32
There but for the grace of God go the rest of us proud2BlibKansan Sep 2012 #50
If you are hungry and you need food stamps... you MUST be drug tested.... lib2DaBone Sep 2012 #35
A large number of food stamp recipients Aerows Sep 2012 #41
As someone who has been in charge of the Soldiers... Mmm_Bacon Sep 2012 #68
My favorites are all the idiots who applaud states like Florida... Blue Belle Sep 2012 #42
I'm fucking sick of it rbrnmw Sep 2012 #44
Actually, drug tests for a job are just another way to make sure that the Lydia Leftcoast Sep 2012 #61
Actually , I never thought of that, but it's probably true... Blue Belle Sep 2012 #74
I am glad you posted this ... etherealtruth Sep 2012 #43
Thank You for pointing that out rbrnmw Sep 2012 #49
30 years ago when we were broke and out of work marlakay Sep 2012 #47
I would hate to have people judging my groceries gollygee Sep 2012 #52
And grapes are one of the cheaper fruits Nikia Sep 2012 #55
The whole thing is really sad marlakay Sep 2012 #57
I applauded that woman for buying grapes. dkf Sep 2012 #81
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