There should be more restrictions on what poor people can buy with food stamps.

[Admiral Rockwell Tory]

no because they are saying they cant take care of themselves and want us to do it,,

when you and your family are on welfare for generations you are not a productive human let alone a benefit to yourself or the world so shouldnt be allowed to vote for more of our stuff

Fascism really becomes you.

 

[Sinajuavi]

Nope.

Yes you will. You spew is hate speech, and you do not have the right to harass me. I will shut you up, boy. You will wish you'd learned some manners from whichever dysfunctional creeps raised you to be an anti-social ass.

 

[progressive hunter]

Right. Much of the country is classified as "food desert". And the food available is poor quality and under-priced.

Our corporate-capitalist system does a poor job of serving the people.

food deserts are a myth and dont exist

 

[progressive hunter]

Fascism really becomes you.

HEY LOOK EVERYBODY!!

ADMIRAL DUMBASS IS BACK,,

 

[Lisa558]

In their minds “humane” means we all share in the misery. They are not happy unless we all live in block apartments and have the same income. If you live on a golf course, for example, you are the problem. You most certainly aren’t paying your fair share, otherwise, you would be living in the apartment next to them despite your income.

Might be a small digression, but around here - in Liberal Land - all the new housing developments look the same. They are very “blockish,” with no character. They look like they are all from the same architect. Doesn’t matter if they are apartments, or townhouses. They are that same square block! I think that’s the influence of liberals to “equlize” us all.

To me, they look like housing stock for the old Soviet Union workers. My mother said they look like military housing for troops. Whatever they are, I guess liberals want us living in the same ugly housing (where someone will pay market rate and someone else gets subsidized).

 

[iceberg]

Maybe you should concern yourself with yourself and stop trying to tell everyone else how to live?

like you are doing here?

 

[Admiral Rockwell Tory]

Thank you for admitting your error and proving my point.

 

[DBA]

They’re leaving a job open for someone who actually wants to work and be productive.

How is that working out given our current labor shortage?

 

[Lisa558]

And they should be told what to think wear and speak, right? And of course none of them should be allowed to look a superior person like yourself in the eyes. They should have to lower their eyes and bow down every time you pass by on the street, right?

No, they can speak however they want because they are not using my money for that. But yes, poor people on welfare should not be spending money on thick gold chains.

And I see that you’re a leftist - your hard turn to using an extreme example, and making the poor like they’re so victimized by us “oppressors” - but taxpayers providing money for food to poor people are well within reason to object when that money is wasted, and then the food stamp allotment has to go up because….waaaah…..they don’t have enough money for milk and cheese. Maybe if they stopped spending the bulk of their money on harmful sugar-water, they‘d have enough in food stamps to buy basics.

 

[Anomalism]

taxpayers providing money for food to poor people are well within reason to object when that money is wasted

^

 

[Admiral Rockwell Tory]

Where I live they get these clowns in line asking to use their SNAP's card to purchase some of your food items. The scam is you let them pay for $25.00 of your items, and at the end of the line, you give them $20.00 cash for your stuff back. You save $5.00 on your groceries, and they get $20.00 cash to buy alcohol, lottery tickets or cigarettes on the public dime.

So, you are yet another person who does not recognize fraud or does nothing about it.

 

[danielpalos]

food deserts are a myth and dont exist

Equal protection of the at-will employment laws for unemployment compensation can help solve this issue as well. Lack of full employment of resources in any given market only causes market inefficiencies in our economy.

 

[Moonglow]

What does that have to do with the op???

Infants aren't eating the candy & pop. Mom and dad are and they're eating it at my expense.
I've noticed now many of the fast food restaurants have signs saying they accept ebt. As do the gas stations.

The abuse of this program has gone to absurd levels.

I personally would take it one step further than the op and restrict purchases of steak, lobster and other premium foods.

Why don't we just allow them bread and water?

 

[progressive hunter]

So, you are yet another person who does not recognize fraud or does nothing about it.

YOURE A FRAUD AND WE RECOGNIZE YOU,,

 

[postman]

Oh they're lazy, and it's all their fault, right? Try food shopping in a poor area. And keep in mind a poor person often has no car. See how good the food is which is available.

The sad part is how hard the poor have to work for the meager benefits they get. They have to spend hours and hours.

It can take up to 30 days to receive SNAP benefits.

After you've completed your SNAP paperwork and in-person interview, Social Services will begin to process your application. The length of time varies by state, however, you can typically expect to be approved or denied within 30 days.

8 Documents Needed to Apply for Food Stamps
1.Identification
2.Proof of Citizenship
3.Proof of Residence
4.Earned and Unearned Income
5.Medical Expenses
6.Household Expenses
7.Proof of any Disabilities
8.Proof of any School Attendance

That's more paperwork and time, then it takes to get a federal job.

 

[Anomalism]

Why don't we just allow them bread and water?

This is an overreaction. Reasonable people would never bring it that far.

 

[DBA]

Maybe if they stopped spending the bulk of their money on harmful sugar-water, they‘d have enough in food stamps to buy basics.

Wait just a minute. You are suggesting they need to exhibit at least a modicum of responsibility. How dare you.

 

[Juicin]

Nanny state welfare is stupid and a stupid idea

And anyone supporting it is stupid too

Once you start making it more complicated than a check things are not going to go well

Who gives a shit if they buy chips? Nobody sane in a liberal society. Just make another health campaign and shut the fuck up

 

[progressive hunter]

Why don't we just allow them bread and water?

of course we can depend on you to say something stupid to disrupt the discussion,,

 

[Ray From Cleveland]

So, you are yet another person who does not recognize fraud or does nothing about it.

What am I supposed to do about it, pull out my gun and shoot them? One of them tried to pull that stunt on me and I told him to get a fucken job, and when I get up to the cashier, I'm going to have her alert the manager and have him thrown out of the store. I can't do much more than that.