[ZX12R]

Food stamps keep Americans from going hungry.

No it doesn't. It keeps them from considering a job. Most anyway.

[Lurker]

“Food aid”, if given at all, should be in the form of 3 MREs per recipient per day. If it’s good enough for some 18 year old grunt in Afghan land it’s good enough for them.

[facedown]

But if we’re going to debate the issue, it would be helpful to debate facts rather than rhetoric.

Never happen.

[DannyTN]

This is how you lose elections. Republicans don’t need to cut safety net programs. They need to protect our industries and put people back to work.

Cutting safety nets while there are no jobs makes me want to vote democrat....well, except for all those other horrible reasons.

Boosting anti fraud measures would be perfectly acceptable. Arbitrary cuts without proving the people don’t need it is not acceptable.

[DannyTN]

This is how you lose elections. Republicans don’t need to cut safety net programs. They need to protect our industries and put people back to work.

Cutting safety nets while there are no jobs makes me want to vote democrat....well, except for all those other horrible reasons.

Boosting anti fraud measures would be perfectly acceptable. Arbitrary cuts without proving the people don’t need it is not acceptable.

[grania]

Where were those promised food riots last month? Why are there no people in the streets dying of hunger? Has anyone yet disputed those of us who tried the $30/wk challenge and found out it's not hard to do?

Damn that reality. Sure can't let it get in the way of the rhetoric.

[hiho hiho]

How do you starve an Obama supporter? .... Hide their food stamps under their work shoes.

[detective]

If the government just administered the Food Stamp program with a minimum of competence and eliminated the fraud, abuse, etc, the burden on taxpayers would be greatly reduced. Every criminal and street thug and their baby mamas has at least 1 EBT card. Most have several.

[firebrand]

There’s been no proof that food provides nutrition? Oh let’s cut the food stamps then. How can anyone disagree?

[central_va]

The lobster, shrimp and prime beef industry like food stamps.

[Fledermaus]

The CBO and GAO are totally useless and should be shuttered. How many billions are wasted on these two totlly inept agencies?

[snowstorm12]

food stamps are leading to obesity. They should go back to government cheese blocks. The slacker surfer dude types buying the lobster wouldn’t show up. Many people wouldn’t. Kids on food stamps should be fed at school morning and lunch so no need for the grocery store money. the whole program should be reformed.

[Patriotic1]

bump for later...

[AllAmericanGirl44]

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