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28. A-holes get enraged over SNAP "entitlements"

Wed May 15, 2013, 04:09 PM

May 2013

but don't realize that SNAP funds are going into their local economy thus supporting jobs there and at the companies producing/farming the food. What a buncha short-sighted maroons they are. It's funny to watch them stammer and fume when I bring up the advantages of having the SNAP program and they realize the truth of it.

Their reaction to seeing SNAP used seems often to be "I don't like to see 'those people' getting free food through a program that uses my tax dollars." But they're usually cool with not requiring big business to pay more taxes even though that means the big businesses aren't supporting such programs.

"Does SNAP help people save on food money so they could spend more on stuff like gas?" "Yes." "Well, why not ask the oil companies to kick in a bit more for taxes so they can support the program along with you? It benefits the oil companies more directly than it benefits you, right?"

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House panel set to OK cut in food stamp program [View all] OhioChick May 2013 OP

Austerity at the cost of the poor liberal N proud May 2013 #1

Yes and you can bet they left in the enormous corporate welfare for factory farms. denverbill May 2013 #3

You left out the biggest corporate welfare recipient... amerciti001 May 2013 #6

It's The American Way pscot May 2013 #18

What really gets me is the right wing has so many Americans supporting cuts to welfare liberal N proud May 2013 #22

And the scandal happy congress will force Obama to sigh off on it or else zeemike May 2013 #2

then cut the agri-business welfare leftyohiolib May 2013 #4

If only, if only, the poor could somehow delay flights. mountain grammy May 2013 #5

I was thinking along the same lines as you... sikofit3 May 2013 #7

why do you think... Bully Taw May 2013 #12

Right,,, your travel time is far more important than food for the hungry... Bandit May 2013 #17

you don't think its possible to have both? Bully Taw May 2013 #24

Hey Bully, I said nothing about "only the wealthy fly" mountain grammy May 2013 #31

hard working people... Bully Taw May 2013 #32

Believe what you want, you really don't get it. mountain grammy May 2013 #35

i think i get it... Bully Taw May 2013 #44

Nothing to defend.. you're the one making this up as you go along. mountain grammy May 2013 #45

Rec for wtf uppityperson May 2013 #8

Oh, SNAP cvoogt May 2013 #9

In a surprisingly rapid response, the president declared he will veto any such measure Doctor_J May 2013 #10

HAHA blkmusclmachine May 2013 #36

"Small cuts" means people won't eat Politicub May 2013 #11

It's what any good "community organizer" would do. blkmusclmachine May 2013 #37

The house panel is working on a bill with the cuts Politicub May 2013 #43

The senate version has $4.1B in cuts to SNAP synapticwave May 2013 #13

That bill is not going anywhere. It will die in subcommittee. Liberal_Stalwart71 May 2013 #15

It's already out of committee, passed 15-5 synapticwave May 2013 #19

I wasn't up on the latest developments. Thanks for sharing. It won't pass the chamber. Liberal_Stalwart71 May 2013 #29

It won't get anywhere in the Senate. We need to hold the Senate in 2014. We have no other choice! Liberal_Stalwart71 May 2013 #14

And we have the White House, which has a veto Doctor_J May 2013 #21

I won't acknowledge your unnecessary snarkiness. I assert that we don't want this kind of cut Liberal_Stalwart71 May 2013 #27

We "have" the White House. In. Name. Only. blkmusclmachine May 2013 #38

The 1% will make good Soylent Green one day. onehandle May 2013 #16

Food Stamps SamKnause May 2013 #20

But DC has PLENTY of money for 30,000 armed Drones to patrol your neighborhood: blkmusclmachine May 2013 #39

So they are cutting the automatic recipients from other programs! All they will accomplish is more jwirr May 2013 #23

So true! If someone's income is low enough for one subsidy then Auntie Bush May 2013 #30

I thought about the jobs also. jwirr May 2013 #49

More paper pushers to make life even harder for the poor? Daniel537 May 2013 #50

" look at all the jobs it will create" Auntie Bush May 2013 #51

Helloooo AP. Not getting food stamps when you need them is not a "small cut." SunSeeker May 2013 #25

We pay subsidies to growers but we can't pay to feed upaloopa May 2013 #26

A-holes get enraged over SNAP "entitlements" Blandocyte May 2013 #28

I live with a conservative idiot Eksynyt May 2013 #33

It's a supplemental food program Gormy Cuss May 2013 #34

Ice cream isn't that expensive... Archae May 2013 #40

see reply #41 /nt Ash_F May 2013 #42

You're assuming that the Starbucks was expensive. Gormy Cuss May 2013 #46

I believe at least coffee is not allowed. Ash_F May 2013 #41

Yes, it's because it was a cup of Joe. Gormy Cuss May 2013 #47

And that is much cheaper. /nt Ash_F May 2013 #48