'I'm Eating Once A Day': Congress' Food Stamp Cuts Hit Wisconsin Seniors Hard

[Deleted member 53821]

I bet yiu are 400 lbs overweight so you can afford to eat less.

 

[SwimExpert]

She lives with her daughter. What bills does the woman have? I smell bullshit.

 

[S.J.]

Socialism. Everyone is supposed to be equal If you have less than someone, the government takes from them and gives you some (but you don't have to work for it). How long do you think it will be before EVERYONE figures out that it pays to do nothing and you get screwed if you work? Hence, no one works, they all become parasites. Everything is consumed and nothing is produced. A country of takers with no one left to grow the food for them to get for free. What then, we FORCE people to produce?

 

[Claudette]

Sounds like Ms Beals should have done a better job preparing for retirement.

There are a lot of widows out there who never had to work a day in their lives. Instead they domestically supported a working-class man as he worked himself into an early grave and raised their children. The plight of widows was one the main compelling factors in starting social security. Too bad no one really gives a shit if elderly ladies starve anymore, certainly not republicans.

LMAO Let me know if anyone actually starves to death in America especially since she lives with her daughter. Ain't buying it bub. Jeeze your funny.

You should shed a few more croc tears just for added measure. LMAO.

 

[Rozman]

Picking up scrips the other day, a woman in front of me said she 'couldn't afford to get all her meds and would just take the one'.

Picking up scrips the other day, a woman in front of me said she 'couldn't afford to get all her meds and would just take the one'.

You could have offered to pay for one of them....
I'm just sayin....

 

[Skull Pilot]

Sounds like Ms Beals should have done a better job preparing for retirement.

There are a lot of widows out there who never had to work a day in their lives. Instead they domestically supported a working-class man as he worked himself into an early grave and raised their children. The plight of widows was one the main compelling factors in starting social security. Too bad no one really gives a shit if elderly ladies starve anymore, certainly not republicans.

then her husband should have had a good life insurance policy.

 

[LordBrownTrout]

This is the shit that happens when people decide that "MUH FREEEEEDUUUUM" or some hogwash is more important then actually helping seniors, children, low income families.. but then again, most of us know that the GOP only cares about the extremely wealthy, democrats are just as guilty, but at least they throw out a bone..
I m Eating Once A Day Congress Food Stamp Cuts Hit Wisconsin Seniors Hard - Continued here

To take advantage of this "heat and eat" scheme, Wisconsin had been automatically signing up all SNAP applicants for $1 of heating assistance a year. When Congress said states couldn't increase food stamp benefits based on anything less than $20 in heating assistance, 11 of the 15 states affected boosted the amount of heating assistance they were giving out. Wisconsin went the other way, implementing the cuts on a rolling basis for new SNAP applicants and for existing enrollees when it came time to recertify that they were still poor enough to qualify.

The Congressional Budget Office estimated last year that the heat-and-eat cut wouldsave $8 billion in federal spending over 10 years, roughly 1 percent of SNAP spending over that period. The CBO's economists projected the cut would affect 850,000 Americans.

Beals said she was unaware of ever having signed up for heating assistance. The notification letters sent out by the Wisconsin government simply announce that the state is increasing its estimate of a person's income because his or her utility expenses went down.

She gets by on $956 a month in Social Security payments, Beals said, so losing more than $100 in nutrition assistance has been a big hit to her budget, causing her to fall behind on other bills. She said she's disabled, suffering from fibromyalgia, diabetes and severe migraines. She's been receiving SNAP, which in Wisconsin is called FoodShare, for the past three years, she said. She lives in an apartment at her daughter's house, she said, and doesn't have her own utility bill.

"This isn’t good for me. I’m eating once a day," Beals said. "I would love to be able to pay my bills, but I couldn’t because the FoodShare thing made everything start to fall apart."

Lol, dems couldn't give a rats ass about seniors. They do care about segregating and talking down to different races, groups, ethnicities and so on.

 

[Socialist]

Socialism. Everyone is supposed to be equal If you have less than someone, the government takes from them and gives you some (but you don't have to work for it). How long do you think it will be before EVERYONE figures out that it pays to do nothing and you get screwed if you work? Hence, no one works, they all become parasites. Everything is consumed and nothing is produced. A country of takers with no one left to grow the food for them to get for free. What then, we FORCE people to produce?

That's not what socialism is, although I'd expect someone acting like a moron from the mccarthy era to think that is what it is.

 

[initforme]

"I have to ask what kind of government gives billions in tax cuts to corporations, lets bankers off the hook when they ruin the lives of millions and make billions,"

Hard to argue with this statement. Its called a plutocracy and we are living it. Might as well deal with it. If you are middle or lower class in America, you are considered vermin by those who have ALOT of wealth. They laugh all the way to the bank, at our expense. Its too far gone now to ever become better.

 

[Socialist]

"I have to ask what kind of government gives billions in tax cuts to corporations, lets bankers off the hook when they ruin the lives of millions and make billions,"

Hard to argue with this statement. Its called a plutocracy and we are living it. Might as well deal with it. If you are middle or lower class in America, you are considered vermin by those who have ALOT of wealth. They laugh all the way to the bank, at our expense. Its too far gone now to ever become better.

I agree, but as I've seen, people will just say everyone who thinks their is a problem needs to stop bitching. It's so pathetic and a way to ignore an actual problem.

 

[Stephanie]

oh dear, the huffpufferpost is a huffing and a puffing smoke up your asses again

remember I think under Clinton. they had republicans making senior eating can dog and cat food

IF they ever had a new POSTIVE message the country would faint

my gawd, dirty dirty slimy politics

 

[S.J.]

Socialism. Everyone is supposed to be equal If you have less than someone, the government takes from them and gives you some (but you don't have to work for it). How long do you think it will be before EVERYONE figures out that it pays to do nothing and you get screwed if you work? Hence, no one works, they all become parasites. Everything is consumed and nothing is produced. A country of takers with no one left to grow the food for them to get for free. What then, we FORCE people to produce?

That's not what socialism is, although I'd expect someone acting like a moron from the mccarthy era to think that is what it is.

Yeah, that's what they always say. Socialism is so misunderstood, isn't it? I guess that's why N. Korea, Cuba, Russia, are all so much more prosperous with a higher standard of living than us. Oh, wait...

 

[Socialist]

Socialism. Everyone is supposed to be equal If you have less than someone, the government takes from them and gives you some (but you don't have to work for it). How long do you think it will be before EVERYONE figures out that it pays to do nothing and you get screwed if you work? Hence, no one works, they all become parasites. Everything is consumed and nothing is produced. A country of takers with no one left to grow the food for them to get for free. What then, we FORCE people to produce?

That's not what socialism is, although I'd expect someone acting like a moron from the mccarthy era to think that is what it is.

Yeah, that's what they always say. Socialism is so misunderstood, isn't it? I guess that's why N. Korea, Cuba, Russia, are all so much more prosperous with a higher standard of living than us. Oh, wait...

LOOOOL. If we want to be honest with ourselves, North korea is a totalitarian theocracy, Cuba after the castro's took over, now, don't run at facts, but cuba's healthcare improved, as did food intake, housing, infant mortality, etc, etc, Yes, cuba isn't perfect, but compare it to capitalist Haiti. Russia went to state capitalism after the death Of Lenin... and now it's a disaster. Jesus christ, you're trying to compare cuba to america, have some ******* honesty, if we get to use such ridiculous assessments, I'll hold up somalia as a prime example of a tax free, no regulation haven.

 

[Dont Taz Me Bro]

Sounds like Ms Beals should have done a better job preparing for retirement.

There are a lot of widows out there who never had to work a day in their lives. Instead they domestically supported a working-class man as he worked himself into an early grave and raised their children. The plight of widows was one the main compelling factors in starting social security. Too bad no one really gives a shit if elderly ladies starve anymore, certainly not republicans.

Elderly people are the wealthiest age group in this country and yet programs like Medicare, ObamaCare, Social Security, etc. are all designed to take money away from younger people, who have the least wealth, and funnel it up into their pockets. So forgive me if I'm not quite sympathetic to all the anecdotal stories we hear, particularly around election time, of the old woman who has to choose between buying her pills or eating dog food.

 

[S.J.]

Socialism. Everyone is supposed to be equal If you have less than someone, the government takes from them and gives you some (but you don't have to work for it). How long do you think it will be before EVERYONE figures out that it pays to do nothing and you get screwed if you work? Hence, no one works, they all become parasites. Everything is consumed and nothing is produced. A country of takers with no one left to grow the food for them to get for free. What then, we FORCE people to produce?

That's not what socialism is, although I'd expect someone acting like a moron from the mccarthy era to think that is what it is.

Yeah, that's what they always say. Socialism is so misunderstood, isn't it? I guess that's why N. Korea, Cuba, Russia, are all so much more prosperous with a higher standard of living than us. Oh, wait...

LOOOOL. If we want to be honest with ourselves, North korea is a totalitarian theocracy, Cuba after the castro's took over, now, don't run at facts, but cuba's healthcare improved, as did food intake, housing, infant mortality, etc, etc, Yes, cuba isn't perfect, but compare it to capitalist Haiti. Russia went to state capitalism after the death Of Lenin... and now it's a disaster. Jesus christ, you're trying to compare cuba to america, have some ******* honesty, if we get to use such ridiculous assessments, I'll hold up somalia as a prime example of a tax free, no regulation haven.

How about some honesty on YOUR part? Socialism cannot exist without capitalism to attach itself to. Where do you think the money comes from to support it? You have the mind of a parasite, that's what socialists are.

 

[OldUSAFSniper]

So for 42 years, I have been scrapping and saving until my retirement is fully funded. I've paid into Social Security, but even if that went away, I would be 'comfortable' until about the age of 85. Add social security into the mix at age 62 and it's not quite what I made while I was working, but it isn't too shabby. If I don't take social security until 70 years of age, I probably could take just enough out of my retirement to satisfy the minimum withdrawals AND still not have to pay taxes.

I didn't buy a lot of things so that I could save for retirement. Now that it's just around the corner, the only thing I can say is that when someone passes a law saying that they are going to take it from me because Ernie and his common-law partner Bernice didn't save a damn dime, I'll move everything overseas or hide it somewhere else.

 

[Socialist]

Sounds like Ms Beals should have done a better job preparing for retirement.

There are a lot of widows out there who never had to work a day in their lives. Instead they domestically supported a working-class man as he worked himself into an early grave and raised their children. The plight of widows was one the main compelling factors in starting social security. Too bad no one really gives a shit if elderly ladies starve anymore, certainly not republicans.

Elderly people are the wealthiest age group in this country and yet programs like Medicare, ObamaCare, Social Security, etc. are all designed to take money away from younger people, who have the least wealth, and funnel it up into their pockets. So forgive me if I'm not quite sympathetic to all the anecdotal stories we hear, particularly around election time, of the old woman who has to choose between buying her pills or eating dog food.

Oh dear lord... This is horrifying. What do you propose to help older people then? Yeah, "funneling" Oh lord...."Anecdotal stories" Tell me the amount of seniors hit by these cuts? It's documented.

 

[Dont Taz Me Bro]

LOOOOL. If we want to be honest with ourselves, North korea is a totalitarian theocracy, Cuba after the castro's took over, now, don't run at facts, but cuba's healthcare improved, as did food intake, housing, infant mortality, etc, etc, Yes, cuba isn't perfect, but compare it to capitalist Haiti.

Yes, Cuba is a paradise. That's why so many of them die floating on a raft 90 miles across the Caribbean trying to get to Miami.

 

[Socialist]

Socialism. Everyone is supposed to be equal If you have less than someone, the government takes from them and gives you some (but you don't have to work for it). How long do you think it will be before EVERYONE figures out that it pays to do nothing and you get screwed if you work? Hence, no one works, they all become parasites. Everything is consumed and nothing is produced. A country of takers with no one left to grow the food for them to get for free. What then, we FORCE people to produce?

That's not what socialism is, although I'd expect someone acting like a moron from the mccarthy era to think that is what it is.

Yeah, that's what they always say. Socialism is so misunderstood, isn't it? I guess that's why N. Korea, Cuba, Russia, are all so much more prosperous with a higher standard of living than us. Oh, wait...

LOOOOL. If we want to be honest with ourselves, North korea is a totalitarian theocracy, Cuba after the castro's took over, now, don't run at facts, but cuba's healthcare improved, as did food intake, housing, infant mortality, etc, etc, Yes, cuba isn't perfect, but compare it to capitalist Haiti. Russia went to state capitalism after the death Of Lenin... and now it's a disaster. Jesus christ, you're trying to compare cuba to america, have some ******* honesty, if we get to use such ridiculous assessments, I'll hold up somalia as a prime example of a tax free, no regulation haven.

How about some honesty on YOUR part? Socialism cannot exist without capitalism to attach itself to. Where do you think the money comes from to support it? You have the mind of a parasite, that's what socialists are.

What the ****? Money is in constant circulation, heck, the world economy has trillions in debt, prints money out of the ass, and you want to make a moronic statement like that?

 

[Socialist]

LOOOOL. If we want to be honest with ourselves, North korea is a totalitarian theocracy, Cuba after the castro's took over, now, don't run at facts, but cuba's healthcare improved, as did food intake, housing, infant mortality, etc, etc, Yes, cuba isn't perfect, but compare it to capitalist Haiti.

Yes, Cuba is a paradise. That's why so many of them die floating on a raft 90 miles across the Caribbean trying to get to Miami.

Bullshit, complete and utter bullshit. Sure, some people are leaving cuba today, but more are fleeing capitalist haiti. None the less, the only ones who left cuba were the losers in the revolution, the wealthy landowners and such, and the MAJORITY OF CUBANS WANTED TO KILL THEM. They supported the castro's. Cuba isn't perfect, but the improvements after castro for the majority are factual.