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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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