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There is a big sign on one of the local convenience stores now saying that NO BACKPACKS ARE ALLOWED IN THE STORE.actually------I would agree if such restrictions were feasible and not subject
to extreme agitation. -------my mom would OUTLAW white sugar
What's so unfeasible about it? It would be easy.
nope----FOOD is a very touchy issue. Different folks do different things and it is
related to their CULTURE ( ---something like religion)
That doesn't make it unfeasible.
well----sounds nice but it will not work in a culturally diverse society.
Food is very tied up in culture, religion, individual physiology, and
individual tastes. I would have no idea what to do with the okra in
my Walmart basket. I tried-----but it never worked. Do you have any
idea how the people of the "Jain" religion eat? Food stamps not only
provide food for the poor------it also boosts the "supermarket" and thus
the agricultural communities
That's an old leftist wives tale. If people didn't have food stamps, do you think they would just stop eating?
diCHICAGO (AP) — Having food stamps offers Richard Butler stability he’s rarely known in his 25 years. He was in state custody at age 2, spent his teen years at a Chicago boys’ home and jail for burglary, and has since struggled to find a permanent home.
The $194 deposited monthly on his benefits card buys fresh produce and meat.
“It means the world to me,” said Butler, who shares a one-bedroom apartment with two others. “We can go without a lot of things, like phones and music. We can’t go without eating.”
But that stability is being threatened for people like Butler, who are able-bodied, without dependents and between the ages 18 and 49. New Trump administration rules taking effect April 1 put hundreds of thousands of people in his situation at risk of losing their benefits. They hit particularly hard in places like Illinois, which also has been dealing with a separate, similar change in the nation's third-largest city.
From Hawaii to Pennsylvania, states are scrambling to blunt the impact, with roughly 700,000 people at risk of losing benefits unless they meet certain work, training or school requirements. They've filed a multi-state lawsuit, expanded publicly funded job training, developed pilot programs and doubled down efforts to reach vulnerable communities, including the homeless, rural residents and people of color.
States scramble to prepare ahead of food stamps rule change
Just a little something different from the 50 primary topics today.
For the last year or so, all we have seen are the leftists on this board protest Trump's spending. Well, Trump heard your pleas. Now he's cutting spending. This is not a new idea, it's been implemented in many of the Republican governed states, and seems to have been successful.
Now that Trump is cutting the budget to reduce the deficit, how many of you spending complainers approve of his idea? After all, the economy is doing well, so you can't complain that some people can't get a job. It won't hurt our elderly as the age limit is up to 49. It won't hurt the children because these standards only apply to those with no dependents. What can you object to?
This guy is unmarried and living with two others in a one deb apartment... He has little in life and you think he needs motivation by making him starve...
This guy didn't have a great time growing up.. Thing is you don't care, has he refused programs? are the programs any good?
Let's start, Why didn't Trump increase funding for public funding job training first, are you sure there is enough spaces?
What does not having a good life have to do with getting a job and working for your food? If his other two buddies are also receiving the same amount in food stamps, they are bringing in close to $600.00 a month for food alone.
of all the entitlements----FOOD STAMPS is the one to which I have absolutely no
objection. Lots of people cannot work--------all are ENTITLED to eat in our
society. The food stamp allotment is SO good-----that if a parent or caregiver
has anything like a brain------no kid will go hungry----and disabled people with
brains or family with brains will not go hungry<<<<< that is good. SOMEHOW there are idiot politicians out there who INSIST "kids are hungry" so the answer is not HOLD THE PARENTS OR CARETAKERS RESPONSIBLE FOR
USING THE STAMPS WELL-------------do-----FREE MEALS AT SCHOOL-----
SHEEEEEEESH thet ^^^^^^^^^^
is really stupid. It is a political ploy------like the classical "BREAD AND CIRCUSES" attn.diblasio
There is a big sign on one of the local convenience stores now saying that NO BACKPACKS ARE ALLOWED IN THE STORE.What's so unfeasible about it? It would be easy.
nope----FOOD is a very touchy issue. Different folks do different things and it is
related to their CULTURE ( ---something like religion)
That doesn't make it unfeasible.
well----sounds nice but it will not work in a culturally diverse society.
Food is very tied up in culture, religion, individual physiology, and
individual tastes. I would have no idea what to do with the okra in
my Walmart basket. I tried-----but it never worked. Do you have any
idea how the people of the "Jain" religion eat? Food stamps not only
provide food for the poor------it also boosts the "supermarket" and thus
the agricultural communities
That's an old leftist wives tale. If people didn't have food stamps, do you think they would just stop eating?
No, if they don't have food stamps and they don't have food, they'll shoplift it.
This.
Food stamps should force people using them to eat healthy. Just the basics there to sustain you.
If you want Cheetos, then you can pay for them with your own damn money.
actually------I would agree if such restrictions were feasible and not subject
to extreme agitation. -------my mom would OUTLAW white sugar
What's so unfeasible about it? It would be easy.
nope----FOOD is a very touchy issue. Different folks do different things and it is
related to their CULTURE ( ---something like religion)
That doesn't make it unfeasible.
well----sounds nice but it will not work in a culturally diverse society.
Food is very tied up in culture, religion, individual physiology, and
individual tastes. I would have no idea what to do with the okra in
my Walmart basket. I tried-----but it never worked. Do you have any
idea how the people of the "Jain" religion eat? Food stamps not only
provide food for the poor------it also boosts the "supermarket" and thus
the agricultural communities
If Trump hadn't come along, I'd have to have run and won the Presidency....I'm late in the 4th quarter so I let him do it and am enjoying the hell out of him doing it while I kick back and enjoy my golden years. Your drug-addled recollections obviously didn't include my years on the Slate board calling for open warfare with the Swamp.
Ahh good ol' Slate. I found that place during the 2000 hanging chad debacle when SCOTUS selected Junior. Mostly BallotBox as I recall. All the boards eventually become cesspool RW fever swamps. This one no exception.
The SCOTUS didn't select anybody. They asked the lower Florida courts to explain their judicial legislation.
Your opinion. What Scalia essentially said was that continuing to count the votes could be detrimental to Junior. It was pure partisan BS. But Jeb! and his sidekick Katherine "Cruella" Harris put the fix in. And we got Iraq. Yay us!
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No, it was judicial legislation. The recount laws were very clear. Recount all you want, but have the ballots certified on the seventh day, no ifs, ands, or buts about it. What the Florida courts said is "This is is Al Gore, so we rule that this law does not have to be followed." That's why the SC sent it back asking for an explanation. They wanted to know what gave the Florida courts the right to subvert written law.
This has been debated to death & we’ll never agree so whatevs eh?
You're right, of course, that someone is going to scream no matter what programs are cut. Why does it have to be the poorest and least able to defend themselves who are targeted? Just like illegal immigration--focus on the lettuce pickers instead of the illegal farmers who are hiring them.CHICAGO (AP) — Having food stamps offers Richard Butler stability he’s rarely known in his 25 years. He was in state custody at age 2, spent his teen years at a Chicago boys’ home and jail for burglary, and has since struggled to find a permanent home.
The $194 deposited monthly on his benefits card buys fresh produce and meat.
“It means the world to me,” said Butler, who shares a one-bedroom apartment with two others. “We can go without a lot of things, like phones and music. We can’t go without eating.”
But that stability is being threatened for people like Butler, who are able-bodied, without dependents and between the ages 18 and 49. New Trump administration rules taking effect April 1 put hundreds of thousands of people in his situation at risk of losing their benefits. They hit particularly hard in places like Illinois, which also has been dealing with a separate, similar change in the nation's third-largest city.
From Hawaii to Pennsylvania, states are scrambling to blunt the impact, with roughly 700,000 people at risk of losing benefits unless they meet certain work, training or school requirements. They've filed a multi-state lawsuit, expanded publicly funded job training, developed pilot programs and doubled down efforts to reach vulnerable communities, including the homeless, rural residents and people of color.
States scramble to prepare ahead of food stamps rule change
Just a little something different from the 50 primary topics today.
For the last year or so, all we have seen are the leftists on this board protest Trump's spending. Well, Trump heard your pleas. Now he's cutting spending. This is not a new idea, it's been implemented in many of the Republican governed states, and seems to have been successful.
Now that Trump is cutting the budget to reduce the deficit, how many of you spending complainers approve of his idea? After all, the economy is doing well, so you can't complain that some people can't get a job. It won't hurt our elderly as the age limit is up to 49. It won't hurt the children because these standards only apply to those with no dependents. What can you object to?
This is the result of tax breaks for the rich. He bent over backwards to reduce taxes for the rich and now that less money is coming in. he is looking to cut spending on welfare programs. His solution is to reduce welfare for those who need it while proving tax benefits and inheritance benefits for those in the top tier.
It seems that there is not enough people on the street begging for money and he is looking to put more out there. I doubt a rich guy going to stop along the street and give a homeless guy money.
No it the lower classes and churches that are showing compassion
the most wealth tax rate is now lower than does in the lower tax brackets
Who does it benefit and who does it hurt
The benefits for Trump and family are obvious and with his antics of trying to have a meeting of world leaders at one of his resort but later recanted from the pressure of people telling him that it was a bad idea
it never occurred to him in the beginning that it was a bad idea for the President of the US to recommend that this meeting be held at his resort. No conflict of interest in his mind. Its busy as usual. He now has unlimited money to go hog wild while the homeless numbers are increasing
In 2019, there were about 567,715 homeless people living in the United States. While this number had been steadily decreasing since 2007, in the last two years it has started to increase.
quite the conundrum while obvious people are making money there are those who don't
but Trump doesn't care about them
Instead of increase taxes on the wealth, his solution is to cut spending on the lower income people who barely make a living. Thus pushing them into the streets and possible a life of crime.
- Government spending for FY 2021 budget is $4.829 trillion.
- Despite sequestration to curb government spending, deficit spending has increased with the government’s effort to continually boost economic growth
To call Trump economic plan a economic plan is disingenuous
its a ploy to help him get rich
its a ploy to help him get reelected
its a ploy to leave it up to the demos to correct it
sounds like a broken record
Yeah, Trump doesn't even accept his own paychecks from the job, and he lost a billion dollars of worth since announcing his candidacy for President, but that's what he's doing it for, to make himself wealthy.
You see, I knew this was going to happen when I created the thread. All you leftists who bitch about Trump's spending, are now against him cutting spending when it comes to things you want to have. This is why deficits and debt will continue to grow, because we all want something. And everybody can justify their support for spending as well.
So how are we ever going to cut the deficit and spending if nobody will support it? Raise taxes? That's a good way to destroy the economy, but let's do that. Let's have those 47% who pay no income tax at all start paying, and then we can raise the revenue that we need for the spending YOU WANT TO HAVE to cover these programs.
Or, you could give them food stamps when they aren't making enough to buy groceries.There is a big sign on one of the local convenience stores now saying that NO BACKPACKS ARE ALLOWED IN THE STORE.nope----FOOD is a very touchy issue. Different folks do different things and it is
related to their CULTURE ( ---something like religion)
That doesn't make it unfeasible.
well----sounds nice but it will not work in a culturally diverse society.
Food is very tied up in culture, religion, individual physiology, and
individual tastes. I would have no idea what to do with the okra in
my Walmart basket. I tried-----but it never worked. Do you have any
idea how the people of the "Jain" religion eat? Food stamps not only
provide food for the poor------it also boosts the "supermarket" and thus
the agricultural communities
That's an old leftist wives tale. If people didn't have food stamps, do you think they would just stop eating?
No, if they don't have food stamps and they don't have food, they'll shoplift it.
And if they get caught, they will be arrested and tossed in jail.
Or, you could give them food stamps when they aren't making enough to buy groceries.There is a big sign on one of the local convenience stores now saying that NO BACKPACKS ARE ALLOWED IN THE STORE.That doesn't make it unfeasible.
well----sounds nice but it will not work in a culturally diverse society.
Food is very tied up in culture, religion, individual physiology, and
individual tastes. I would have no idea what to do with the okra in
my Walmart basket. I tried-----but it never worked. Do you have any
idea how the people of the "Jain" religion eat? Food stamps not only
provide food for the poor------it also boosts the "supermarket" and thus
the agricultural communities
That's an old leftist wives tale. If people didn't have food stamps, do you think they would just stop eating?
No, if they don't have food stamps and they don't have food, they'll shoplift it.
And if they get caught, they will be arrested and tossed in jail.
I don't understand why the federal government doesn't do this. They have a list of approved items for the WIC program (before smart cash registers us checkout ladies had lists of what was included if we couldn't remember). Even sugary cereals are verboten under WIC. It seems crazy to allow emergency food programs to include junk food.actually------I would agree if such restrictions were feasible and not subject
to extreme agitation. -------my mom would OUTLAW white sugar
What's so unfeasible about it? It would be easy.
nope----FOOD is a very touchy issue. Different folks do different things and it is
related to their CULTURE ( ---something like religion)
That doesn't make it unfeasible.
well----sounds nice but it will not work in a culturally diverse society.
Food is very tied up in culture, religion, individual physiology, and
individual tastes. I would have no idea what to do with the okra in
my Walmart basket. I tried-----but it never worked. Do you have any
idea how the people of the "Jain" religion eat? Food stamps not only
provide food for the poor------it also boosts the "supermarket" and thus
the agricultural communities
It would work. People would eat milk, bread, eggs, cheese, beans, rice, beef, fruits, vegetables, etc. instead of Cheetos, Pepsi, and pop tarts.
When you say it's "unfeasible" what you really mean is that you don't like it. Those are not the same thing. It is feasible. It would be extremely easy to implement. Your EBT card used to purchase all this stuff, but with a few keystrokes now it only purchases these items. Done. Feasible.
Do "Jain" people have a diet that consists entirely of junk food? If not, then it's irrelevant - they'll be fine. They're 0.06% of the country's population and they can select foods from the above list.
There's absolutely nothing cultural, religious, or physiologically necessary about Dorritos, Skittles, or root beer.
I don't understand why the federal government doesn't do this. They have a list of approved items for the WIC program (before smart cash registers us checkout ladies had lists of what was included if we couldn't remember). Even sugary cereals are verboten under WIC. It seems crazy to allow emergency food programs to include junk food.What's so unfeasible about it? It would be easy.
nope----FOOD is a very touchy issue. Different folks do different things and it is
related to their CULTURE ( ---something like religion)
That doesn't make it unfeasible.
well----sounds nice but it will not work in a culturally diverse society.
Food is very tied up in culture, religion, individual physiology, and
individual tastes. I would have no idea what to do with the okra in
my Walmart basket. I tried-----but it never worked. Do you have any
idea how the people of the "Jain" religion eat? Food stamps not only
provide food for the poor------it also boosts the "supermarket" and thus
the agricultural communities
It would work. People would eat milk, bread, eggs, cheese, beans, rice, beef, fruits, vegetables, etc. instead of Cheetos, Pepsi, and pop tarts.
When you say it's "unfeasible" what you really mean is that you don't like it. Those are not the same thing. It is feasible. It would be extremely easy to implement. Your EBT card used to purchase all this stuff, but with a few keystrokes now it only purchases these items. Done. Feasible.
Do "Jain" people have a diet that consists entirely of junk food? If not, then it's irrelevant - they'll be fine. They're 0.06% of the country's population and they can select foods from the above list.
There's absolutely nothing cultural, religious, or physiologically necessary about Dorritos, Skittles, or root beer.
Wait--I just realized why. The junk food and soda manufacturers have powerful lobbies in D.C. THAT's why.
diCHICAGO (AP) — Having food stamps offers Richard Butler stability he’s rarely known in his 25 years. He was in state custody at age 2, spent his teen years at a Chicago boys’ home and jail for burglary, and has since struggled to find a permanent home.
The $194 deposited monthly on his benefits card buys fresh produce and meat.
“It means the world to me,” said Butler, who shares a one-bedroom apartment with two others. “We can go without a lot of things, like phones and music. We can’t go without eating.”
But that stability is being threatened for people like Butler, who are able-bodied, without dependents and between the ages 18 and 49. New Trump administration rules taking effect April 1 put hundreds of thousands of people in his situation at risk of losing their benefits. They hit particularly hard in places like Illinois, which also has been dealing with a separate, similar change in the nation's third-largest city.
From Hawaii to Pennsylvania, states are scrambling to blunt the impact, with roughly 700,000 people at risk of losing benefits unless they meet certain work, training or school requirements. They've filed a multi-state lawsuit, expanded publicly funded job training, developed pilot programs and doubled down efforts to reach vulnerable communities, including the homeless, rural residents and people of color.
States scramble to prepare ahead of food stamps rule change
Just a little something different from the 50 primary topics today.
For the last year or so, all we have seen are the leftists on this board protest Trump's spending. Well, Trump heard your pleas. Now he's cutting spending. This is not a new idea, it's been implemented in many of the Republican governed states, and seems to have been successful.
Now that Trump is cutting the budget to reduce the deficit, how many of you spending complainers approve of his idea? After all, the economy is doing well, so you can't complain that some people can't get a job. It won't hurt our elderly as the age limit is up to 49. It won't hurt the children because these standards only apply to those with no dependents. What can you object to?
This guy is unmarried and living with two others in a one deb apartment... He has little in life and you think he needs motivation by making him starve...
This guy didn't have a great time growing up.. Thing is you don't care, has he refused programs? are the programs any good?
Let's start, Why didn't Trump increase funding for public funding job training first, are you sure there is enough spaces?
What does not having a good life have to do with getting a job and working for your food? If his other two buddies are also receiving the same amount in food stamps, they are bringing in close to $600.00 a month for food alone.
of all the entitlements----FOOD STAMPS is the one to which I have absolutely no
objection. Lots of people cannot work--------all are ENTITLED to eat in our
society. The food stamp allotment is SO good-----that if a parent or caregiver
has anything like a brain------no kid will go hungry----and disabled people with
brains or family with brains will not go hungry<<<<< that is good. SOMEHOW there are idiot politicians out there who INSIST "kids are hungry" so the answer is not HOLD THE PARENTS OR CARETAKERS RESPONSIBLE FOR
USING THE STAMPS WELL-------------do-----FREE MEALS AT SCHOOL-----
SHEEEEEEESH thet ^^^^^^^^^^
is really stupid. It is a political ploy------like the classical "BREAD AND CIRCUSES" attn.diblasio
Again, this is not really Trump's idea. This program was instituted by Republican Governors throughout the last five or six years. Nobody starved as far as I know, and the program has been successful. The new requirements weeded out those who were playing the system and those who really need it.
You're right, of course, that someone is going to scream no matter what programs are cut. Why does it have to be the poorest and least able to defend themselves who are targeted? Just like illegal immigration--focus on the lettuce pickers instead of the illegal farmers who are hiring them.CHICAGO (AP) — Having food stamps offers Richard Butler stability he’s rarely known in his 25 years. He was in state custody at age 2, spent his teen years at a Chicago boys’ home and jail for burglary, and has since struggled to find a permanent home.
The $194 deposited monthly on his benefits card buys fresh produce and meat.
“It means the world to me,” said Butler, who shares a one-bedroom apartment with two others. “We can go without a lot of things, like phones and music. We can’t go without eating.”
But that stability is being threatened for people like Butler, who are able-bodied, without dependents and between the ages 18 and 49. New Trump administration rules taking effect April 1 put hundreds of thousands of people in his situation at risk of losing their benefits. They hit particularly hard in places like Illinois, which also has been dealing with a separate, similar change in the nation's third-largest city.
From Hawaii to Pennsylvania, states are scrambling to blunt the impact, with roughly 700,000 people at risk of losing benefits unless they meet certain work, training or school requirements. They've filed a multi-state lawsuit, expanded publicly funded job training, developed pilot programs and doubled down efforts to reach vulnerable communities, including the homeless, rural residents and people of color.
States scramble to prepare ahead of food stamps rule change
Just a little something different from the 50 primary topics today.
For the last year or so, all we have seen are the leftists on this board protest Trump's spending. Well, Trump heard your pleas. Now he's cutting spending. This is not a new idea, it's been implemented in many of the Republican governed states, and seems to have been successful.
Now that Trump is cutting the budget to reduce the deficit, how many of you spending complainers approve of his idea? After all, the economy is doing well, so you can't complain that some people can't get a job. It won't hurt our elderly as the age limit is up to 49. It won't hurt the children because these standards only apply to those with no dependents. What can you object to?
This is the result of tax breaks for the rich. He bent over backwards to reduce taxes for the rich and now that less money is coming in. he is looking to cut spending on welfare programs. His solution is to reduce welfare for those who need it while proving tax benefits and inheritance benefits for those in the top tier.
It seems that there is not enough people on the street begging for money and he is looking to put more out there. I doubt a rich guy going to stop along the street and give a homeless guy money.
No it the lower classes and churches that are showing compassion
the most wealth tax rate is now lower than does in the lower tax brackets
Who does it benefit and who does it hurt
The benefits for Trump and family are obvious and with his antics of trying to have a meeting of world leaders at one of his resort but later recanted from the pressure of people telling him that it was a bad idea
it never occurred to him in the beginning that it was a bad idea for the President of the US to recommend that this meeting be held at his resort. No conflict of interest in his mind. Its busy as usual. He now has unlimited money to go hog wild while the homeless numbers are increasing
In 2019, there were about 567,715 homeless people living in the United States. While this number had been steadily decreasing since 2007, in the last two years it has started to increase.
quite the conundrum while obvious people are making money there are those who don't
but Trump doesn't care about them
Instead of increase taxes on the wealth, his solution is to cut spending on the lower income people who barely make a living. Thus pushing them into the streets and possible a life of crime.
- Government spending for FY 2021 budget is $4.829 trillion.
- Despite sequestration to curb government spending, deficit spending has increased with the government’s effort to continually boost economic growth
To call Trump economic plan a economic plan is disingenuous
its a ploy to help him get rich
its a ploy to help him get reelected
its a ploy to leave it up to the demos to correct it
sounds like a broken record
Yeah, Trump doesn't even accept his own paychecks from the job, and he lost a billion dollars of worth since announcing his candidacy for President, but that's what he's doing it for, to make himself wealthy.
You see, I knew this was going to happen when I created the thread. All you leftists who bitch about Trump's spending, are now against him cutting spending when it comes to things you want to have. This is why deficits and debt will continue to grow, because we all want something. And everybody can justify their support for spending as well.
So how are we ever going to cut the deficit and spending if nobody will support it? Raise taxes? That's a good way to destroy the economy, but let's do that. Let's have those 47% who pay no income tax at all start paying, and then we can raise the revenue that we need for the spending YOU WANT TO HAVE to cover these programs.
I don't understand why the federal government doesn't do this. They have a list of approved items for the WIC program (before smart cash registers us checkout ladies had lists of what was included if we couldn't remember). Even sugary cereals are verboten under WIC. It seems crazy to allow emergency food programs to include junk food.nope----FOOD is a very touchy issue. Different folks do different things and it is
related to their CULTURE ( ---something like religion)
That doesn't make it unfeasible.
well----sounds nice but it will not work in a culturally diverse society.
Food is very tied up in culture, religion, individual physiology, and
individual tastes. I would have no idea what to do with the okra in
my Walmart basket. I tried-----but it never worked. Do you have any
idea how the people of the "Jain" religion eat? Food stamps not only
provide food for the poor------it also boosts the "supermarket" and thus
the agricultural communities
It would work. People would eat milk, bread, eggs, cheese, beans, rice, beef, fruits, vegetables, etc. instead of Cheetos, Pepsi, and pop tarts.
When you say it's "unfeasible" what you really mean is that you don't like it. Those are not the same thing. It is feasible. It would be extremely easy to implement. Your EBT card used to purchase all this stuff, but with a few keystrokes now it only purchases these items. Done. Feasible.
Do "Jain" people have a diet that consists entirely of junk food? If not, then it's irrelevant - they'll be fine. They're 0.06% of the country's population and they can select foods from the above list.
There's absolutely nothing cultural, religious, or physiologically necessary about Dorritos, Skittles, or root beer.
Wait--I just realized why. The junk food and soda manufacturers have powerful lobbies in D.C. THAT's why.
That's exactly why. Cut them off of junk food.
If they want soda, then they should have to purchase it with their own money.
I don't understand why the federal government doesn't do this. They have a list of approved items for the WIC program (before smart cash registers us checkout ladies had lists of what was included if we couldn't remember). Even sugary cereals are verboten under WIC. It seems crazy to allow emergency food programs to include junk food.That doesn't make it unfeasible.
well----sounds nice but it will not work in a culturally diverse society.
Food is very tied up in culture, religion, individual physiology, and
individual tastes. I would have no idea what to do with the okra in
my Walmart basket. I tried-----but it never worked. Do you have any
idea how the people of the "Jain" religion eat? Food stamps not only
provide food for the poor------it also boosts the "supermarket" and thus
the agricultural communities
It would work. People would eat milk, bread, eggs, cheese, beans, rice, beef, fruits, vegetables, etc. instead of Cheetos, Pepsi, and pop tarts.
When you say it's "unfeasible" what you really mean is that you don't like it. Those are not the same thing. It is feasible. It would be extremely easy to implement. Your EBT card used to purchase all this stuff, but with a few keystrokes now it only purchases these items. Done. Feasible.
Do "Jain" people have a diet that consists entirely of junk food? If not, then it's irrelevant - they'll be fine. They're 0.06% of the country's population and they can select foods from the above list.
There's absolutely nothing cultural, religious, or physiologically necessary about Dorritos, Skittles, or root beer.
Wait--I just realized why. The junk food and soda manufacturers have powerful lobbies in D.C. THAT's why.
That's exactly why. Cut them off of junk food.
If they want soda, then they should have to purchase it with their own money.
They purchase a lot of things with their own money. I see it all the time in my grocery store. They have flowers, greeting cards, alcohol, gift cards, huge bags of dog food and multiple bags of cat litter. We are taking care of them, and they are taking care of their pets. At the register, the computer separates the food stamp bill from the cash bill. They pay for their food with the SNAP's card, and whip out a wad of cash for all the other items. A few times after they leave the checkout line, I've seen them stop at the head cashier line to buy lottery tickets.
I don't understand why the federal government doesn't do this. They have a list of approved items for the WIC program (before smart cash registers us checkout ladies had lists of what was included if we couldn't remember). Even sugary cereals are verboten under WIC. It seems crazy to allow emergency food programs to include junk food.well----sounds nice but it will not work in a culturally diverse society.
Food is very tied up in culture, religion, individual physiology, and
individual tastes. I would have no idea what to do with the okra in
my Walmart basket. I tried-----but it never worked. Do you have any
idea how the people of the "Jain" religion eat? Food stamps not only
provide food for the poor------it also boosts the "supermarket" and thus
the agricultural communities
It would work. People would eat milk, bread, eggs, cheese, beans, rice, beef, fruits, vegetables, etc. instead of Cheetos, Pepsi, and pop tarts.
When you say it's "unfeasible" what you really mean is that you don't like it. Those are not the same thing. It is feasible. It would be extremely easy to implement. Your EBT card used to purchase all this stuff, but with a few keystrokes now it only purchases these items. Done. Feasible.
Do "Jain" people have a diet that consists entirely of junk food? If not, then it's irrelevant - they'll be fine. They're 0.06% of the country's population and they can select foods from the above list.
There's absolutely nothing cultural, religious, or physiologically necessary about Dorritos, Skittles, or root beer.
Wait--I just realized why. The junk food and soda manufacturers have powerful lobbies in D.C. THAT's why.
That's exactly why. Cut them off of junk food.
If they want soda, then they should have to purchase it with their own money.
They purchase a lot of things with their own money. I see it all the time in my grocery store. They have flowers, greeting cards, alcohol, gift cards, huge bags of dog food and multiple bags of cat litter. We are taking care of them, and they are taking care of their pets. At the register, the computer separates the food stamp bill from the cash bill. They pay for their food with the SNAP's card, and whip out a wad of cash for all the other items. A few times after they leave the checkout line, I've seen them stop at the head cashier line to buy lottery tickets.
you over-generalize-------ie---you are promoting a stereotype
CHICAGO (AP) — Having food stamps offers Richard Butler stability he’s rarely known in his 25 years. He was in state custody at age 2, spent his teen years at a Chicago boys’ home and jail for burglary, and has since struggled to find a permanent home.
The $194 deposited monthly on his benefits card buys fresh produce and meat.
“It means the world to me,” said Butler, who shares a one-bedroom apartment with two others. “We can go without a lot of things, like phones and music. We can’t go without eating.”
But that stability is being threatened for people like Butler, who are able-bodied, without dependents and between the ages 18 and 49. New Trump administration rules taking effect April 1 put hundreds of thousands of people in his situation at risk of losing their benefits. They hit particularly hard in places like Illinois, which also has been dealing with a separate, similar change in the nation's third-largest city.
From Hawaii to Pennsylvania, states are scrambling to blunt the impact, with roughly 700,000 people at risk of losing benefits unless they meet certain work, training or school requirements. They've filed a multi-state lawsuit, expanded publicly funded job training, developed pilot programs and doubled down efforts to reach vulnerable communities, including the homeless, rural residents and people of color.
States scramble to prepare ahead of food stamps rule change
Just a little something different from the 50 primary topics today.
For the last year or so, all we have seen are the leftists on this board protest Trump's spending. Well, Trump heard your pleas. Now he's cutting spending. This is not a new idea, it's been implemented in many of the Republican governed states, and seems to have been successful.
Now that Trump is cutting the budget to reduce the deficit, how many of you spending complainers approve of his idea? After all, the economy is doing well, so you can't complain that some people can't get a job. It won't hurt our elderly as the age limit is up to 49. It won't hurt the children because these standards only apply to those with no dependents. What can you object to?
This guy is unmarried and living with two others in a one deb apartment... He has little in life and you think he needs motivation by making him starve...
This guy didn't have a great time growing up.. Thing is you don't care, has he refused programs? are the programs any good?
Let's start, Why didn't Trump increase funding for public funding job training first, are you sure there is enough spaces?
I don't understand why the federal government doesn't do this. They have a list of approved items for the WIC program (before smart cash registers us checkout ladies had lists of what was included if we couldn't remember). Even sugary cereals are verboten under WIC. It seems crazy to allow emergency food programs to include junk food.It would work. People would eat milk, bread, eggs, cheese, beans, rice, beef, fruits, vegetables, etc. instead of Cheetos, Pepsi, and pop tarts.
When you say it's "unfeasible" what you really mean is that you don't like it. Those are not the same thing. It is feasible. It would be extremely easy to implement. Your EBT card used to purchase all this stuff, but with a few keystrokes now it only purchases these items. Done. Feasible.
Do "Jain" people have a diet that consists entirely of junk food? If not, then it's irrelevant - they'll be fine. They're 0.06% of the country's population and they can select foods from the above list.
There's absolutely nothing cultural, religious, or physiologically necessary about Dorritos, Skittles, or root beer.
Wait--I just realized why. The junk food and soda manufacturers have powerful lobbies in D.C. THAT's why.
That's exactly why. Cut them off of junk food.
If they want soda, then they should have to purchase it with their own money.
They purchase a lot of things with their own money. I see it all the time in my grocery store. They have flowers, greeting cards, alcohol, gift cards, huge bags of dog food and multiple bags of cat litter. We are taking care of them, and they are taking care of their pets. At the register, the computer separates the food stamp bill from the cash bill. They pay for their food with the SNAP's card, and whip out a wad of cash for all the other items. A few times after they leave the checkout line, I've seen them stop at the head cashier line to buy lottery tickets.
you over-generalize-------ie---you are promoting a stereotype
What I'm stating are facts. The fact is a lot of people abuse programs like this because the government allows them to. I've seen this at work when I talk to people at different companies I delivered to, I see it at my grocery store, I see it all over the place.
I'm all for helping people that actually need help. My stereotype are the abusers of these programs, and your stereotype is that everybody using them actually has no alternative but to be on them.
CHICAGO (AP) — Having food stamps offers Richard Butler stability he’s rarely known in his 25 years. He was in state custody at age 2, spent his teen years at a Chicago boys’ home and jail for burglary, and has since struggled to find a permanent home.
The $194 deposited monthly on his benefits card buys fresh produce and meat.
“It means the world to me,” said Butler, who shares a one-bedroom apartment with two others. “We can go without a lot of things, like phones and music. We can’t go without eating.”
But that stability is being threatened for people like Butler, who are able-bodied, without dependents and between the ages 18 and 49. New Trump administration rules taking effect April 1 put hundreds of thousands of people in his situation at risk of losing their benefits. They hit particularly hard in places like Illinois, which also has been dealing with a separate, similar change in the nation's third-largest city.
From Hawaii to Pennsylvania, states are scrambling to blunt the impact, with roughly 700,000 people at risk of losing benefits unless they meet certain work, training or school requirements. They've filed a multi-state lawsuit, expanded publicly funded job training, developed pilot programs and doubled down efforts to reach vulnerable communities, including the homeless, rural residents and people of color.
States scramble to prepare ahead of food stamps rule change
Just a little something different from the 50 primary topics today.
For the last year or so, all we have seen are the leftists on this board protest Trump's spending. Well, Trump heard your pleas. Now he's cutting spending. This is not a new idea, it's been implemented in many of the Republican governed states, and seems to have been successful.
Now that Trump is cutting the budget to reduce the deficit, how many of you spending complainers approve of his idea? After all, the economy is doing well, so you can't complain that some people can't get a job. It won't hurt our elderly as the age limit is up to 49. It won't hurt the children because these standards only apply to those with no dependents. What can you object to?
This guy is unmarried and living with two others in a one deb apartment... He has little in life and you think he needs motivation by making him starve...
This guy didn't have a great time growing up.. Thing is you don't care, has he refused programs? are the programs any good?
Let's start, Why didn't Trump increase funding for public funding job training first, are you sure there is enough spaces?
He's a healthy 25 year old in an economy where there are more jobs than the people to fill them...but you want me to feel sorry for him because his free food is getting cut? Give me a break! Someone should have given this lazy piece of shit a kick in the ass a LONG time ago! Get off the couch. Get a job. Show up. Work hard. Get paid. Get a promotion. Get a raise. This isn't rocket science, Kiddies! It's the way it's worked since the beginning of time!
for some people, sobriety doesn't help.One day he's a government expert and the next an infectious disease expert. Who knew?CHICAGO (AP) — Having food stamps offers Richard Butler stability he’s rarely known in his 25 years. He was in state custody at age 2, spent his teen years at a Chicago boys’ home and jail for burglary, and has since struggled to find a permanent home.
The $194 deposited monthly on his benefits card buys fresh produce and meat.
“It means the world to me,” said Butler, who shares a one-bedroom apartment with two others. “We can go without a lot of things, like phones and music. We can’t go without eating.”
But that stability is being threatened for people like Butler, who are able-bodied, without dependents and between the ages 18 and 49. New Trump administration rules taking effect April 1 put hundreds of thousands of people in his situation at risk of losing their benefits. They hit particularly hard in places like Illinois, which also has been dealing with a separate, similar change in the nation's third-largest city.
From Hawaii to Pennsylvania, states are scrambling to blunt the impact, with roughly 700,000 people at risk of losing benefits unless they meet certain work, training or school requirements. They've filed a multi-state lawsuit, expanded publicly funded job training, developed pilot programs and doubled down efforts to reach vulnerable communities, including the homeless, rural residents and people of color.
States scramble to prepare ahead of food stamps rule change
Just a little something different from the 50 primary topics today.
For the last year or so, all we have seen are the leftists on this board protest Trump's spending. Well, Trump heard your pleas. Now he's cutting spending. This is not a new idea, it's been implemented in many of the Republican governed states, and seems to have been successful.
Now that Trump is cutting the budget to reduce the deficit, how many of you spending complainers approve of his idea? After all, the economy is doing well, so you can't complain that some people can't get a job. It won't hurt our elderly as the age limit is up to 49. It won't hurt the children because these standards only apply to those with no dependents. What can you object to?
Trump is not cutting the budget nor reducing the deficit, he is merely moving where the money is spent
I have no idea what that means, or how you got that out of the OP.
You said "Now Trump is cutting the budget to reduce the deficit..."
This is false, I pointed it out.
Seems simple enough
You really should not post when you are drunk, you make no sense
