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RobinA

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12. What These Fools

Reply to shraby (Reply #4)

Thu Apr 9, 2015, 07:43 AM

Apr 2015

should do if they really mean business is take a week and follow a CYS worker around as she/he visits clients. Take a look at what the kids are eating. Take a look in the cupboard. Without some actual in-the-field study they have no idea what they are talking about.

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Steaks and Seafood to be Removed from Food Stamps Programs [View all] mfcorey1 Apr 2015 OP

enjoy your gruel and soylent green! Takket Apr 2015 #1

Are they aware that many grocers mark steak down on the expiration date? Vinca Apr 2015 #2

WTF Only porridge and powdered milk for the poor Pooka Fey Apr 2015 #3

Why not just go back to handing out block cheese every month? yeoman6987 Apr 2015 #26

The men making this law don't do the grocery shopping or cooking. What do they know shraby Apr 2015 #4

This is what has been running through my mind since this whole thing started. ScreamingMeemie Apr 2015 #5

What These Fools RobinA Apr 2015 #12

Except I fear some of them would get off on it. ScreamingMeemie Apr 2015 #13

I don't even buy hamburger with my card. It's gotten too expensive. Kaleva Apr 2015 #6

Do you have an ALDI by you? ScreamingMeemie Apr 2015 #7

The nearest one is about 80 miles away. Kaleva Apr 2015 #10

It would be. We recently had a string (3) of them open close to me after not having ScreamingMeemie Apr 2015 #11

"You're taking all the values!" PassingFair Apr 2015 #19

Nothing with flavor and texture allowed on the food stamps program kcr Apr 2015 #8

Why can't poor people eat steak and seafood? boston bean Apr 2015 #9

+1000 JustAnotherGen Apr 2015 #14

The difference. pangaia Apr 2015 #20

I'm sympathetic to the ban on low-nutrition snack food, but steak and seafood is nutritious aikoaiko Apr 2015 #15

Until there are grocery stores returning to inner cities and inexpensive farmers markets ScreamingMeemie Apr 2015 #17

It seems to work for WIC. aikoaiko Apr 2015 #21

And Republicans are ALWAYS griping that the government is too involved in their lives... Phentex Apr 2015 #16

Seriously I wonder what exactly Puglover Apr 2015 #18

Morlocks. Perfect Hassin Bin Sober Apr 2015 #23

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I was lamenting about how awful it is for the poor in America yeoman6987 Apr 2015 #27

Wonder if some of these ignorant teabaggers realize maryellen99 Apr 2015 #32

I imagine that same wagon contains . . . HughBeaumont Apr 2015 #28

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Soon stores will have the "Welfare Corner" It will be where they move all their Snotcicles Apr 2015 #29

They better define steak & seafood... Historic NY Apr 2015 #30

My husband usually get steak a couple of times a year maryellen99 Apr 2015 #33

What kind of rich surreal lifestyle Proud Liberal Dem Apr 2015 #31